TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dobson,Hugo
TI  - Japan and United Nations peacekeeping: new pressures, new responses 
T2  - Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/RoutledgeCurzon series
SN  - 0415263840
AV  - JZ6377.J3 D63 2003
U1  - 341.584 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - RoutledgeCurzon
KW  - Peacekeeping forces, Japanese
KW  - Peacekeeping forces
KW  - Japan
KW  - Peace
KW  - Military police
KW  - Military assistance, Japanese
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1989-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-181) and index; 1; IR theory and Japan --; 2; Norms and Japan --; 3; The Cold War, 1956 to 1990 --; 4; The Second Gulf War --; 5; Cambodia --; 6; Post-UNTAC operations --; 7; Conclusions
N2  - "In response to the Second Gulf War of 1991, Japan has embarked upon the task of building its role both within the United Nations, and in United Nations-sponsored peacekeeping operations. Yet, for a traditionally antimilitarist nation, this has been no easy task, and the nature and extent of Japan's involvement in peacekeeping operations have proved to be one of the most controversial issues for the Japanese government and its people in the post-Cold War world." "This book investigates these developments, from the Japanese reaction to the Second Gulf War, and from the first postwar despatch of troops on peacekeeping operations to Cambodia in 1992, to the responses to events in East Timor and the 'war on terrorism'. It further analyses the policy-making opportunities and limitations that have both motivated and restricted the Japanese government's efforts to contribute to global security."--BOOK JACKET
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