| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 國際政治研究所 === 97 === The “System of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan” was signed to strengthen Japan’s ties to the “West” during the Cold War. As the threats of nuclear weapon crisis of North Korea, the emerging of China Communism, the complex political issues between Taiwan Strait as well as diminished Russian sea forces superpower in the Pacific regions are getting alerted, the alliance agreement between the United State and Japan thus transformed into a much more solid and tighter relationship to confront the treacherous and uncertain border security circumstances around East Asia. This research aims to discuss the development, practice, nature of the Security System between the United State and Japan during the post Cold War as well as its security provision, influence and current difficulty that based on “Alliance Theory”.
The research indicates that the U.S.-Japan Security System has been redefined in the basis of the “U.S.-Japan Joint Declaration on Security (1996)”, “The Revision of Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation (1997)” and reinforced to against terrorism after Sept.11 tragedy. The whole agreement has strengthened the join forces of the U.S. and Japan into a new stage. The nature of the treaty breaks into six aspects bellowed. (1) To urge Japan to pass new Peace Constitution and step toward the object of becoming “Politics Great Nation”. (2) To balance the privilege and obligation under the U.S.-Japan coalitions concept. (3) To raise the conscious of other East Asian countries toward Japan to prevent possible arm race. (4) To enhance the relationship from “Bilateral Security Cooperation” towards “Regional Safety Support”. (5) To establish a stronger capability to forbid potential regional conflicts and attacks. (6) To re-direct Japan defense policy from “exclusively defense-oriented” towards “active defense”.
Hence, the consolidation of the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance in the post Cold War era has maintained the national security of Japan as well as to ensure the benefits of the United State. The alliance also included general provisions on the further development of international cooperation and on improved future economic cooperation. Under the treaty, both parties assumed an obligation to maintain and develop their capacities to resist armed attack in common at East Asia before any particular long term prevention system taking place. In the case of tighten relationship between Taiwan Strait, for instance, the U.S. may take up appropriate operations according to Taiwan Relations Act. Japan, meanwhile, to assist the United State on armed attack under “The Revision of Guidelines for U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation” and “Situations in Areas Surrounding Japan”.
However, the economic conflicts between the U.S. and Japan yet appeared any physical improvement. While the United States tends to achieve its global superpower leadership by cooperating with Japan, the whole alliance action is actually against Japan to pave its way to be the great nation of politics in the world. Thus, the conflicts and dilemmas of alliances in economy, politics and military strategy are key issues to reinforce and maintain the relationship between the United State and Japan.
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