Japan and Indo-Pacific : international public goods or global commons?

• Main Author: Haruko, Wada
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155355
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the context of its “Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)” vision, the Japanese government translates the same Japanese keyword “kokusai koukyouzai” into two English terms: “international public goods” and “global commons”. While this nuanced difference implies where the priorities lie in the vision,...