The Japan choice
Reconsidering the risks and opportunities of the ‘Special Relationship’ for Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12700765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas S Wilkins (0000-0002-9805-8950, The University of Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 477-520 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Relations of the Asia-Pacific (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-482X • E-ISSN: 1470-4838 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/irap/lcv025 |
| OpenAlex | W2322240794 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
Canberra and Tokyo have forged an ever-closening security alignment, which they now designate as a ‘special strategic partnership’. This development has generated disquietude among some strategic analysts in Australia who have highlighted the risks entailed in pursuing deeper defense cooperation with Japan, especially if it is codified through a formal ‘alliance’ treaty. Anchored in a contending Realist logic, this article reexamines the assumptions upon which the critical assessment bases its conclusions and seeks to offer a counterpoint to such negative interpretations of the bilateral relationship. It then goes on to provide a more positive assessment of the strategic partnership, illustrating the many benefits and opportunities that deeper cooperation with Japan affords for Australia. In the process it draws attention to an alternate set of costs that could be incurred by resiling from Japan in order to ‘accommodate’ Chinese concerns. It concludes that the nature and purpose of the Australia–Japan strategic partnership requires a more nuanced understanding in order for its various costs and benefits to be subjected to a more balanced appraisal
Alliance · Business · Economics · General partnership · Law and economics · Order (exchange · Political science · Process (computing · Set (abstract data type · Strategic partnership · Treaty · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Computer Science · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Finance · Law · Public Administration
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The End of Alliances
Japan-Australia Security Relations
Securing security through prosperity
Set for stability? Prospects for conflict and cooperation in East Asia
The Myth of Entangling Alliances
Ripe for Rivalry
A U.S.-China Grand Bargain? The Hard Choice between Military Competition and Accommodation
Continuity or Change? The Strategic Culture of Australia
The Janzus Option
The Japan-Australia security declaration and the changing regional security setting
Why Alliances Entangle But Seldom Entrap States
Russo-Chinese Strategic Partnership
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |