2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Japanese Defense Policy in the 1970s and 1980s
Project/Area Number |
23530184
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
International relations
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Research Institution | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
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Keywords | 日本 / 防衛政策 / 冷戦 / 日米同盟 / シーレーン防衛 / 三海峡封鎖 / 海洋戦略 / ただ乗り |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
It is widely believed that Japan did not contribute too much to international security during the Cold War and was freeriding on defense efforts made by other Western countries such as the United States. This study has revealed, however, that Japan played an important military role in the execution of U.S. military strategy in East Asia against the Soviet Union and thereby making a significant contribution to the Western victory in the Cold War. Japan’s military roles included blockading of chokepoint straits and defense of sealanes planned to support U.S. Maritime Strategy.
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Free Research Field |
日本の安全保障・外交政策
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