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Author:
Hans Kundnani, Yuichi Hosoya
Issued by:
Springer; 1st ed.
First Edition:
Oct 25, 2023
The Transformation of the Liberal International Order
This open access book aims to emphasize the potential for Japan, Europe and Indo-Pacific countries including the US to respond to shared domestic and international challenges on finding joint ways to uphold and develop the liberal international order (LIO) in the Asian Pacific region and the world. It explores how these countries and the region (the EU) can work together to promote solidarity and cooperation to advance democratic standards and rules-based norms globally. The US understands the LIO in a political sense and centers its focus on democracy, aiming to build a coalition of democracies opposed to China and Russia which represent a kind of authoritarian axis. The US aims both to defend the LIO and respond to the China challenge and to build a coalition of countries that will do both. In contrast European countries aim at defending the “rules-based order”―a term preferred because they fear that the concept of the LIO might alienate or antagonize non-democratic countries. They face a dilemma between working with China to reform the LIO or, in seeking to defend it from China, excluding China. Germany and France differ regarding whether to play a passive or active role in the Indo-Pacific, the former choosing to preserve peace and stability for continued exports, and, until recently, doing little to contribute to security. Its views echo those of the ASEAN countries, which are unable or unwilling to take an active role in protecting the LIO. On the contrary France, along with the UK, actively carries out presence operations in the Indo-Pacific. Rather than upholding US dominance, France supports a multipolar order that will also reduce China’s influence in the region, with France acting as a balancing power and offering an alternative to the choice between China and the United States. Japan and India show interest in European views with the former leaning more toward its allies, the US and AUKUS, and the latter seeing Europe less as an alternative to the status quo and more as a complement of QUAD. This book concludes that the US needs to build coalitions rather than forcing allies and neighbors to choose sides, while Japan, Asian countries, and Europeans should more actively reform the LIO.
American Strategy and the Liberal International Order (Zack Cooper)
East Asia, Europe and the High Sea: The Geostrategic Trinity of the U.S.-Led Order (Luis Simón)
The EU’s Connectivity Strategy 2.0: Global Gateway in the Indo-Pacific (Maaike Okano-Heijmans)
Germany’s Indo-Pacific Turn: Towards a Contribution to the Rules-Based Order? (Alexandra Sakaki)
France’s Indo-Pacific Approach: Salvaging the Rules-Based Order and Staying Relevant (Céline Pajon)
India, the Quad, and the Liberal International Order (Dhruva Jaishankar)
Countering Chinese Economic Coercion and Corrosive Capital in Southeast Asia (Nithin Coca)
The Challenge of China for the Liberal International Order (Richard McGregor)
Northeast Asia’s Energy Transition–Challenges for a Rules-Based Security and Economic Order (Kun-Chin Lin, Tim Reilly)
The Liberal International Order and Economic Security (Kazuto Suzuki)
The Future of the Liberal International Order (Hans Kundnani)
Author:
Sadamasa Oue, Hirohito Ogi, and Rintaro Inoue
Issued by:
Institute of Geoeconomics
First Edition:
2023.10.30
Comparative Study of Defense Industries -Autonomy, Priority, and Sustainability-
Amid the push for fundamental reinforcement of defensive capabilities following the release of three strategic documents, there’s a growing sense of crisis being expressed toward Japan’s defense industry. What are the challenges and their underlying causes? Are the currently proposed solutions appropriate? Through comparative studies of Japanese and overseas cases, we will discuss policy options for strengthening Japan’s defense industry.
International Overview of Defense Industrial Policy
Challenges for Japan’s Defense Industry: The Pitfall of Investment without Prioritization
Recommendations Based on a Survey of the Defense Industry in Each Country
Policy Recommendations
Conclusion: Encourage Dynamism and Consolidate Demand
