Japan's smart power strategy and securing the US-led order

• Main Author: Singh, Bhubhindar
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Japan; US-China
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171201
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

What is Japan's strategy to secure the US-led order from the heightened China challenge? This article argues that Japan is pursuing a smart power strategy made up of two complementary strands. The first is the use of hard power resources, involving internal and external balancing measures, to a...