Could Japan become the ''Great Britain of the Far East?''

Author: Asher D.

Source: Asia-Pacific Review, Volume 8, Number 2, 1 November 2001 , pp. 112-128(17)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The United States' relationship with the United Kingdom was held up as the model for future US-Japan relations by the bipartisan writers of the so-called Armitage report published in October 2000 before the US election. The two new administrations in both Washington and Tokyo have signaled the potential for a revitalized US-Japan alliance. In this article, David Asher, associate director of Asian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), argues that it is high time the two countries work together to build a security and economic alliance between the US and Japan that is as committed and durable as that between the US and the UK. He concludes that although it will not be easy, if both countries combine forces there is no reason why this should not be possible.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2001-11-01

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