
Japanese Foreign Intelligence and Grand Strategy
From the Cold War to the Abe Era
By: Brad Williams
Paperback | 2 June 2021
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Japanese foreign intelligence is an outlier in many ways. Unlike many states, Japan does not possess a centralized foreign intelligence agency that dispatches agents abroad to engage in espionage. Japan is also notable for civilian control over key capabilities in human and signals intelligence. Japanese Foreign Intelligence and Grand Strategy probes the unique makeup of Japan's foreign intelligence institutions, practices, and capabilities across the economic, political, and military domains and shows how they have changed over time.
Brad Williams begins by exploring how Japan's experiences of the Second World War and its new role as a major US ally influenced its adoption of bilateralism, developmentalism, technonationalism, and antimilitarism as key norms. As a result, Japanese intelligence-gathering resources centered primarily around improving its position in the global economy throughout the Cold War. Williams then brings his analysis up to the Abe Era, examining how shifts in the international, regional, and domestic policy environments in the twenty-first century have caused a gradual reassessment of national security strategy under former prime minister Shinzo Abe. As Japan reevaluates its old norms in light of regional security challenges, the book concludes by detailing how the country is beginning to rethink the size, shape, and purpose of its intelligence community.
Anyone interested in Japanese intelligence, security, or international relations will welcome this important contribution to our understanding of the country's intelligence capabilities and strategy.
About the Author
Brad Williams is an associate professor in the Department of Asian and International Studies at the City University of Hong Kong. He has studied, taught, and conducted research in Australia, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Taiwan, and the United States. He is the author of Resolving the Russo-Japanese Territorial Dispute: Hokkaido-Sakhalin Relations and has also coedited and translated a number of volumes, including Japan in Decline: Fact or Fiction?
Industry Reviews
An impressive and seminal work of meticulous research and outstanding scholarship, "Japanese Foreign Intelligence and Grand Strategy: From the Cold War to the Abe Era" will be of particular interest to students, academia, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject of Japanese intelligence, security, or international relations. * Midwest Book Review *
Williams provides English-language readers with one of the best books on the evolution of Japan's intelligence community. This book is, therefore, an important piece of the puzzle for explaining not just Japan's past security behavior, but also its likely future. * H-Diplo *
Williams presents a novel framework that situates the development of Japan's intelligence system within the context of the nation's grand strategy, as well as the norms and practices that have shaped its national security and foreign policy. * Japan Review *
ISBN: 9781647120641
ISBN-10: 1647120640
Published: 2nd June 2021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 280
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 15.3 x 23.0 x 2.1
Weight (kg): 0.41
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