Policy of the Great Power of Japan under Shinzo Abe

Occupation: Post-graduate student of department of Theory and History of International Relations
Affiliation: Russian People’s Friendship University
Address: 6, Miklukho-Maklaya str., Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation

Journal name

Problemy Dalnego Vostoka

Edition

Issue 5

Pages

34-46

Abstract

The article examines the “policy of a Great power” during the reign of Shinzo Abe: the emergence, main directions and factors influencing its development. The analysis of S. Abe's attempts to get rid of the “post-war system” in domestic politics is given: to revise the pacifist constitution, to carry out vigorous military development and to restructure the national security system. Special attention is paid to the main directions of S. Abe's foreign policy: value diplomacy, global diplomacy and foreign policy towards the United States and China. After the defeat in World War II, Japan quickly turned into a great economic power, but there were no corresponding changes in its political and military status. The Japanese Government seeks to change this situation and turn Japan into a world power with the appropriate economic and military power. The article presents the results of the “Great Power policy” during the reign of S. Abe at home and in the international arena, and also analyzes the factors that influenced its implementation. The author comes to the conclusion that the great-power policy of S. Abe has achieved certain results both within the country and in the international arena. At the same time, it was not possible to revise Article 9 of the Constitution, achieve independence in conducting foreign policy from the United States and effectively restrain China in the region and in the international arena. The strong positions of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan within the country and the stability of its foreign policy settings give reason to believe that the “Great Power policy” will be continued by the new Prime Minister.

Keywords

Great power politics, Shinzo Abe, constitutional revision, military power, value-oriented diplomacy, global diplomacy, USA, China

Received

24.01.2022

Publication date

24.10.2022

Number of characters

33503

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GOST	Ye Y. Policy of the Great Power of Japan under Shinzo Abe // Problemy Dalnego Vostoka – 2022. – Issue 5 C. 34-46 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://pdv.jes.su/S013128120022276-4-1 (circulation date: 26.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013128120022276-4
MLA	Ye, Yanxia "Policy of the Great Power of Japan under Shinzo Abe." Problemy Dalnego Vostoka 5 (2022):34-46. DOI: 10.31857/S013128120022276-4
APA	Ye Y. (2022). Policy of the Great Power of Japan under Shinzo Abe. Problemy Dalnego Vostoka (5), pp.34-46 DOI: 10.31857/S013128120022276-4

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