The Problem of Japanese Participation in Peacekeeping
Abstract
The article analyzes the impact of Japan’s participation in United Nations peacekeeping on the country’s domestic and foreign policy. The end of the Cold War highlighted the need to rethink Japanese approaches to foreign policy. Participation in peacekeeping in this context could become a new political tool in Japan’s arsenal. The author, via the analysis of offi cial documents, statements and statistics, examines the issues faced by Japan in its peacekeeping involvement. The author concludes that the participation in peacekeeping has become one of the key steps of the Japanese administration in the ongoing process of “normalization” of Japan, as well as to the formation of a “Middle Power”.
About the Author
R. A. Antonov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, North-Western Institute of Management, Faculty of Security and Customs
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Roman A. Antonov, MA student, Faculty of International Relations and Political Studies
Saint Petersburg
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Antonov R.A. The Problem of Japanese Participation in Peacekeeping. Novelty. Experiment. Traditions (N.Ex.T). 2025;11(3 (31)):6-14. (In Russ.)
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