Japan's Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific Solis Mireya
Japan's Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific Solis Mireya Why has Japan emerged from the "lost decades" unscathed from the populist wave and a far more consequential actor in the geopolitics…
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Japan's Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific Solis Mireya
Why has Japan emerged from the "lost decades" unscathed from the populist wave and a far more consequential actor in the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific? This deep dive into Japan's trajectory over the last three decades underscores Japan's hidden strengths in its democratic resilience, social stability, and proactive diplomacy; while reckoning with the profound challenges the nation faces: depopulation, rising inequality, voter disengagement, and threats to Asia's long peace. In answering this question, Japan's Quiet Leadership provides a sweeping look at Japan's domestic economic and political evolution, its economic statecraft, and the array of geopolitical challenges that have triggered a gradual but substantial shift in the country's security profile.
The book traces the profound currents of change coursing through the Japanese polity and its external environment; and the myriad