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Current And Future Challenges For Asian Nonproliferation Export Controls: A Regional Response, Scott A. Jones Dr. Oct 2004

Current And Future Challenges For Asian Nonproliferation Export Controls: A Regional Response, Scott A. Jones Dr.

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As Asia develops into a clearly demarcated economic "region," it is confronted by similar export control challenges as those faced in Europe with the advent of the Common Market. As such, a regional system of export control standards and practices emerged as a means to ensure not only economic parity, but regional and international security as well. While not necessarily as advanced in terms of regional identity as the European free trade area, the states of Asia could benefit profitably from a regional approach to export control development and coordination. In addition, the states of Asia could also gain from …


Paths Diverging? The Next Decade In The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance, William E. Rapp Ltc Jan 2004

Paths Diverging? The Next Decade In The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance, William E. Rapp Ltc

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The author explores the changing nature of Japanese security policy and the impact of those changes on the U.S.-Japan security alliance. He begins his analysis by acquainting the reader with an insider's view of the conflicted Japanese conceptions of security policy and the various ideational and structural restraints on expanding the role of the military. Next, he explores the events of the past decade that have caused huge shifts in security policy and posture and predicts the future vectors of those changes within Japan. Finally, the author overlays the likely Japanese security future on the alliance and concludes that changes …