Aims, debates, and theoretical framework -- Japan's policy toward Middle East security issues : an overview -- Policy determinants and the policy-making process -- The Iraq War -- The Iranian nuclear crisis -- Syria under US hostility -- Findings and implications
Summary
Focuses on Japanese policy toward Middle East security issues, examining how policy is shaped by the need to both maintain Japan's security alliance with the US and its oil relationship with states in the Middle East
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-201) and index
