2017
DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2017.1310750
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Explaining Australia–Japan security cooperation and its prospects: ‘the interests that bind?’

Abstract: In this paper, we assess the drivers of, and prospects for, further security cooperation in the Australia-Japan bilateral relationship. We argue that while balance of threat and capability gaps may restrain the pace of deepening Australian-Japan security relations, these gaps are diminishing and are, in any case, secondary to the specific shared interests we posit as the primary drivers of Australia-Japan security cooperation. These specific interests, however, are shaped not only by a commitment in both count… Show more

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“…It was reasonable to expect that if Abe's new administration adopted a similar approach to regional security and bilateral relationship with Australia, this would not only further strengthen the bilateral strategic security cooperation, as it did in 2014, but also lead to the final conclusion of bilateral FTA negotiations. According to Heazle and Tatsumi (2018), the case for further security cooperation will remain compelling for both countries.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It was reasonable to expect that if Abe's new administration adopted a similar approach to regional security and bilateral relationship with Australia, this would not only further strengthen the bilateral strategic security cooperation, as it did in 2014, but also lead to the final conclusion of bilateral FTA negotiations. According to Heazle and Tatsumi (2018), the case for further security cooperation will remain compelling for both countries.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%