Examines Japanese security policy under Abe, identifies the constants and constraints that frame that policy, and attempts to project where Japan will go in the near-term future. Executive Summary Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is determined to restore the shine to Japan and ensure that it remains a ‘first-tier’ country. Central to that objective are aggressive...

In 2015 the relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) seems at near rock-bottom. This presents fundamental challenges to the US rebalance strategy and threatens to undermine the security and stability US allies rely on. This new paper by two of America’s leading Asia scholars is drawn from their newly released book on...