Routledge - Japan's Civil-Military Diplomacy: The Banks of the Rubicon

Explore the significant shift in Japanese foreign policy through this academic study from Routledge. Since the early 1990s, Japan has seen a clear evolution in its military dimension. This book tracks the progression from the 1991 Gulf War I to the present day, documenting how the nation has moved toward an incremental acceptance of military dispatches. This work examines Japan's specific involvement in both Afghanistan and Iraq to understand the nature of this new civil-military dimension. It provides a detailed look at how Japan has managed to avoid becoming a traditional military power while still expanding its global role. Readers will learn how Japan merged its traditional non-military diplomatic tool, foreign aid, with modern military operations. This text is an essential resource for those studying politics in Asia and the changing landscape of international relations and defense policy.