Japan's Quest For A Permanent Security Council Seat: A Matter of Pride or Justice? (St Antony's Series)

Japan has consistently been pursuing the goal of a permanent UN Security Council seat for 30 years. This book investigates the motives for this ambition, and how it has been pursued domestically and internationally. It is therefore a study of the interior workings of the Japanese Foreign Ministry as well as of the country's underdeveloped multilateral diplomacy. Booknews Drifte (Japanese studies and politics, U. of Newcastle upon Tyne, England) examines the historical and international background, motivation, decision-making process, and policy implementation involved in Japan's aim to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. He shows how important multilateralism has become for Japan, as well as how important Japan as the second highest UN budget contributor and top ODA donor has become to multilateralism, and what might be expected of Japan as a possible future permanent Security Council member. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) The Twentieth Century Posed Great Challenges For British Foreign Policy. How Effectively Did Policymakers Cope With Change And Decline? Were They As Pragmatic As They Claimed? Are There Identifiable Patterns Of Success And Failure? Peter Mangold Seeks To Answer These Questions In This New Thematic Account Of British Foreign Policy Between 1900 And 2000. Issues Covered Include Imperial Overstretch, The Reluctance To Engage Militarily And Politically With Continental Europe, Alliance Management, The Role Of Force, Loss Of Great Power Status, And Britain's Impact On The International System. The Final Chapter Considers Prospects For The Twenty-first Century.--jacket. 1. The Scope Of The Possible -- 2. Ends Beyond Means -- 3. The Limits Of Pragmatism -- 4. Kinds Of Allies -- 5. The Strategic Dimension -- 6. The Sound Barrier -- 7. International Impact -- 8. Patterns And Prognoses -- App. I. Outline Chronology, Main Events Relating To British Foreign Policy, 1900-2000 -- App. Ii. British Foreign Secretaries, 1900-2001. Peter Mangold. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 219-233) And Index. The purpose of this book is to examine comprehensively for the first time the historical and international background, motivation, decision-making process and policy implementation of Japan's ambition to become a permanent UN Security Council member. Despite the negative impact of the Cold War and the hitherto failure of UN reform, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has pursued this goal for several decades. The understanding of the 'why' and 'how' of this quest provides useful insights into Japan's foreign and multilateral diplomacy, its quest for status reflecting its economic and political power, its efforts to transform economic power into political power, and its ability and will to shoulder more inter-national burden. It not only shows how important multilateralism has become for Japan, but also how important Japan - as the second highest UN budget contributor and top ODA donor - has become to multilateralism and what we may expect of Japan as a possible future permanent Security Council member "The twentieth century posed great challenges for British foreign policy. How effectively did policymakers cope with change and decline? Were they as pragmatic as they claimed? Are there identifiable patterns of success and failure?". "Peter Mangold seeks to answer these questions in this new thematic account of British foreign policy between 1900 and 2000. Issues covered include imperial overstretch, the reluctance to engage militarily and politically with continental Europe, alliance management, the role of force, loss of Great Power status, and Britain's impact on the international system. The final chapter considers prospects for the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET. 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Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-9 The Security Council Issue in Japan’s UN Policy, 1956–89....Pages 10-51 Japan’s Multilateral Record and the Rationale for the Bid....Pages 52-111 Gathering Support at the Domestic and International Levels....Pages 112-154 Japan’s Participation in the Working Group on Security Council Reform....Pages 155-186 Conclusion....Pages 187-197 Back Matter....Pages 198-269 Japan has consistently been pursuing the goal of a permanent UN Security Council seat for 30 years. The book investigates the motives for this ambition, and how it has been pursued domestically and internationally. It is therefore a study of the inner workings of the Japanese Foreign Ministry as well as of the country's underdeveloped multinational diplomacy. "This book gives an economic perspective to the analysis of deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empirical evidence, a case-study of Ecuador provides a versatile historical picture of factors influencing forest loss throughout different periods, regions and ecosystems."--BOOK JACKET. After Japan recovered its independence in 1952, the goal of Japan's leaders was to pursue a foreign policy which would support the recovery of Japan's economy, and would also help the country to regain an honourable place in international society.