Collective Defence Abe’s Cabinet Reshuffle: Implications for Collective Self-Defence Legislation September 5, 2014 0 Written by Corey Wallace. The July 1 cabinet declaration was a critical symbolic change in how the Japanese government conceptualises the spheres of action the…
Collective Defence Japan’s Security (R)evolution September 3, 2014 0 Written by Sebastian Maslow. Since his comeback as prime minister in December 2012, Abe Shinzo has vigorously pushed for a redesign of Japan’s security system.…
Collective Defence Abe Faces China September 2, 2014 0 Written by June Teufel Dreyer. When Shinzō Abe took over as Japan’s prime minister in September 2012, he became the seventh occupant of that position…
Collective Defence The Democratic Deficit of Collective Self-Defence in Japan September 1, 2014 0 Written by Rikki Kersten. When Prime Minister Abe’s cabinet decided on July 1st to revise the interpretation of the pacifist clause of Japan’s constitution, commentators…
Collective Defence Special Issue: Japan’s turn to collective defence August 31, 2014 0 The July 1st decision by the ruling coalition to change the interpretation of the Article 9 of Japan’s pacifist constitution invited mixed reactions from scholars,…
Japan Japan and Collective Self-Defense: Symbolism and Reality July 3, 2014 0 Written by Corey Wallace. Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), the Abe Cabinet on July 1 announced that…
