This thesis aims to analyse the motives behind the Kishida government’s modern Japanese security strategy. The new doctrine has taken a more offensive posture and allows for counterattacks and exports of lethal weapons despite the limits set by the pacifist clause in the constitution. The motive is based on qualitative analysis of Japanese policy in the past decade and documents published by government institutions responsible for the nation’s security. The analysis is done through the theoretical framework of Offensive Realism which places the nation state as the primary actor ininternational relations where each state is seen as maximizing its available power for the sake of survival in an anarchic system. Offensive Realism helps define Japan’s role in the world and relations to both the nations that pose a threat and to Japan and its’ allies. The result of this essay is that East Asia is found to be an unbalanced multipolar system with China as its’ potential hegemon. Japan is forced to strengthen its Alliance with the United States, ease its’ Arms export restrictions, and adopt a more aggressive posture open for counter strikes in case of attack, to maintain the status quo and protect its sovereignty
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-129916 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Ljung, Marcus |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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