Japan's Quest for a Permanent Security-Council Seat : A Matter of Pride or Justice? - R. Drifte

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Japan's Quest for a Permanent Security-Council Seat

A Matter of Pride or Justice?

By: R. Drifte

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Hardcover | 11 October 1999 | Edition Number 1

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The purpose of this book is to examine comprehensively for the first time the historical and international background, motivation, decision-making process and policy implementation of Japan's ambition to become a permanent UN Security Council member. Despite the negative impact of the Cold War and the hitherto failure of UN reform, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has pursued this goal for several decades. The understanding of the 'why' and 'how' of this quest provides useful insights into Japan's foreign and multilateral diplomacy, its quest for status reflecting its economic and political power, its efforts to transform economic power into political power, and its ability and will to shoulder more inter-national burden. It not only shows how important multilateralism has become for Japan, but also how important Japan - as the second highest UN budget contributor and top ODA donor - has become to multilateralism and what we may expect of Japan as a possible future permanent Security Council member.

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'...the first published English-language account that systematically and thoroughly examines both the historical background and contemporary details of efforts by Japan to raise its profile and influence within the UN...valuable work.' - The Japan Society

'...an extremely informative study.' - Christopher P. Hood, International Affairs

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List of Tables
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
The Security Council Issue in Japan's UN Policy, 1956-89	p. 10
Joining the UN	p. 11
UN policy during the initial years	p. 16
Early moves towards the Security Council bid	p. 18
Keeping UN Charter revisionism alive	p. 35
'Quasi' permanent Security Council membership as a stepping stone?	p. 46
Japan's Multilateral Record and the Rationale for the Bid	p. 52
Japan's multilateral diplomacy in the l990s	p. 53
The Gulf War, 1991	p. 65
Japan's record as a non-permanent member on the Security Council	p. 67
PKO participation and the bid	p. 74
Permanent membership: a matter of prestige?	p. 95
Permanent membership: a matter of financial power?	p. 99
Permanent membership: a matter of merit and readiness?	p. 104
Gathering Support at the Domestic and International Levels	p. 112
The end of the East-West confrontation and the Security Council	p. 113
Competitive pressures from Germany	p. 118
A low profile policy for domestic consumption versus external lobbyism	p. 120
The outcome: application by stealth and prevarication	p. 124
Winning support among member states	p. 135
The pros and cons of US endorsement	p. 137
Support from the UK, France and Russia	p. 141
Common EU position defeated by Italy	p. 144
Buying Third World backing?	p. 145
Japan's Participation In the Working Group on Security Council Reform	p. 155
Historical background of security council reform attempts	p. 155
Security Council reform in the 1990s	p. 161
Equitable representation	p. 163
Financial power as qualification	p. 164
Scope of Security Council enlargement	p. 168
Silence on the veto right	p. 174
Improving working practices of the Security Council	p. 179
Towards permanent stalemate instead of permanent membership?	p. 181
Conclusion	p. 187
Notes	p. 198
Bibliography	p. 246
Index	p. 261
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A Matter of Pride or Justice?

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