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by A. Fukushima (Author)
Japanese foreign policy in international political affairs, particularly after the Second World War, was criticized as relying solely on bilateralism and dismissed as blindly emulating American foreign policy. This book examines Japanese multilateralism from the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 to its latest bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. At the threshold of the twenty-first century, the author asserts that Japan can play a more proactive role in the United Nations and in the Asia-Pacific through its cooperative security approach with emphasis on prevention of conflicts.
Author Biography
AKIKO FUKUSHIMA is Senior Researcher at the National Institute for Research Advancement in Japan, which is a semi-private, semi-governmental Japanese policy research organization. She was appointed to Researcher in July 1994 and shortly thereafter to Senior Researcher. She has also been a member of the Committee on International Economy of the Prime Minister's Office, the Government of Japan since 1995. She received her MA in international economics and international relations from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University in the United States, and her PhD in international public policy from Osaka University, Japan. Her recent articles in NIRA Policy Research includes Exploring a New Dimension of International Peacekeeping: Humanitarian Action, World Think Tank Intellectuals: What Challenges Do They Face?
