Building Peace or Following the Leader? Japan's Peace Consolidation Diplomacy.

The article focuses on peacekeeping activities of Japan. The author says that the country's responses to peacekeeping have been reactive and ad hoc, including from being moved by the U.S.-led international union in the aftermath of the 1991 to 1992 Gulf War to U.S. calls for support over Iraq in 200...

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Publicado en:Pacific Affairs (Pacific Affairs) Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 27 - 48
Autor principal: Gilson, Julie
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Pacific Affairs Spring2007
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Sumario:The article focuses on peacekeeping activities of Japan. The author says that the country's responses to peacekeeping have been reactive and ad hoc, including from being moved by the U.S.-led international union in the aftermath of the 1991 to 1992 Gulf War to U.S. calls for support over Iraq in 2003. He argues that these actions raise debate on how Japan can respond to international crises.