Die Neuen Amerikanisch-Japanischen Leitlinien für Verteidigungskooperation-Implikationen für Japans regionale Sicherheitspolitik

The book (written in German) analyses the contents, quality and scope of the 1997 US-Japan Guidelines for Defence Cooperation. How and to what extent do the guidelines change the quality and fundamentals of Japanese and foreign and security policies as well Tokyo's competencies and role in the framework of the US-Japan security alliance. Were the defence guidelines of 1997 another step towards making Japan a 'normal' country in terms of defence and security?