In a context of proliferation of concepts proposed by the Japanese government and major
other stakeholders, this paper aims at determining whether it is the sign of an intellectual …

Think tank experts and their opinions have acquired a very influential position in China's
public diplomacy. While the presence and roles of think tanks is rarely questioned within …

This article conceptualizes a “politically embedded knowledge regime” in which political
power is deeply embedded in administrative and personal networks between bureaucratic …

The article addresses the issue of continuity of the consensus on the US–Japan alliance in
the post-Cold War era, by employing the concepts of a security policy community (SPC) that …

Think tanks, or organizations producing and disseminating policy knowledge to influence
policymakers, are a given element of political systems around the globe. Depending on the …

Japan's security policymaking has undergone change since 2012 amidst institutional
reforms under the second Abe Shinzō administration. This article explores the under …

This paper presents an exploratory examination of regional think tanks in Japan and
outlines the contribution that such an examination can make both as a comparative Asian …

This study conducts the first systematic review of major United States (US) think tank policy
and strategy positions regarding defense of the Senkaku Islands. An analytical framework …

This thesis aims to analyse how the Japanese government supports Southeast Asian
transport development by allocating assistance through the works of the Economic …

Because the states of the world do not simply act based on geopolitical factors, state-specific
factors must explain the variation, so argue neo-classical realists and several realist …