The Washington Quarterly · 2002 · 14 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesInternational LawInternational RelationsDiplomacyInternational OrganizationsInternational SecurityAlliance ManagementDiplomatic RelationsInternational Conflict ResolutionInternational CooperationInternational Strategic AlliancesMultilateral DiplomacyAlliance DiplomacyEast Asian International RelationsInternational Alliance IntegrationInternational Relations In AsiaLegal Framework AnalysisSino-japanese RelationsUnited States-pacific Relations
Partly because of the bitter dissatisfaction that the U.S. displayed with “checkbook diplomacy” after the Gulf War, Japan has taken unprecedented steps in the war on terrorism. Still, Tokyo needs a legal framework that will make the measures permanent.