Japan in Central Asia. Strategies, Initiatives, and Neighboring Powers
Author(s)
Murashkin, Nikolay
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2016
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Japanese involvement in Central Asia may strike a contrast with the reductionist narratives of international relations in a region often objectified as a receptacle of great power rivalry, or viewed through the discursive clichés of the New Great Game or New Silk Road. Besides geopolitical and pragmatic considerations, Japan’s cooperation with the Central Asian republics has to date had particularly strong humanitarian and idealist foundations, distinguishing it within the ensemble of Japan’s relations with the former Soviet Union.Japanese involvement in Central Asia may strike a contrast with the reductionist narratives of international relations in a region often objectified as a receptacle of great power rivalry, or viewed through the discursive clichés of the New Great Game or New Silk Road. Besides geopolitical and pragmatic considerations, Japan’s cooperation with the Central Asian republics has to date had particularly strong humanitarian and idealist foundations, distinguishing it within the ensemble of Japan’s relations with the former Soviet Union.
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Journal Title
Europe-Asia Studies
Volume
68
Issue
9
Subject
Policy and administration
Political science
Historical studies
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Economics
Business & Economics