From Strategic Partnership to Strategic Alliance?: Australia-Japan Security Ties and the Asia-Pacific

Wilkins, Thomas S.

doi:10.1353/asp.2015.0028

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“…In all such cases, the level of conceptual advancement and theoretical embedding has clearly stood out, while falling short of advancing a holistic theoretical argument and framework. It is worth mentioning in this context Wilkins's (2008) pioneering strategic partnership model, including further specifications of his alignment argument (Wilkins, 2015(Wilkins, , 2018, Holslag's (2011) twofold approach to strategic partnerships on paper and in practice, Czechowska's (2013) ideal model of inter-state strategic partnerships, as well as, more recently, Blanco's (2015Blanco's ( , 2016 two-level approach (a pluralist theoretical framework combining linguistic and interactionist analysis) and Michalski and Pan's (2017b) three-level analytical framework of strategic partnerships.…”

Section: Towards the Fourth Wave? Theorizing Strategic Partnerships Imentioning

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Strategic partnerships, international politics and IR theory

Tyushka¹,

Czechowska²

2019

States, International Organizations and Strategic Partnerships

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Section: Towards the Fourth Wave? Theorizing Strategic Partnerships Imentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategic partnerships, international politics and IR theory

Tyushka¹,

Czechowska²

2019

States, International Organizations and Strategic Partnerships

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“…The visit "highlighted the effectiveness of the JDSC and indicates a further expansion of security ties" (Walton 2012: 26). Indeed, in 2014, the leaders of the two countries elevated the Australia-Japan relationship to a 'Special Strategic Partnership' (Wilkins 2015;Wilkins 2016;DFAT 2018b).…”

Section: The Impact Of the 3/11 Disaster On Bilateral Relationsmentioning

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‘Steady as She Goes’: Effect of the Fukushima Disaster on Australia-Japan Relations

Vivoda¹

2018

AISR

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This paper analyses the effect of the March 11, 2011 (3/11) disaster on bilateral relations between Australia and Japan. It explores key areas of cooperation and conflict in the bilateral relationship and evaluates the extent to which these were affected by the Fukushima disaster. While the main focus is on bilateral energy relations, the paper also considers broader security and trade relationship between Canberra and Tokyo. The paper accounts for change and continuity in mutual political and economic interests, perspectives towards security cooperation, and ideational factors. The argument put forward is that the Australia-Japan relationship has been strengthened in the aftermath of the 3/11 disaster.

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“…Australia is another Asia-Pacific state that has strengthened security cooperation with Japan, reacting to the maritime issues in the region. Although Australia does not appear to overtly confront China, it is ‘diplomatically against recent Chinese assertiveness in the maritime domain’ (Wilkins, 2015, p. 94). In the second 2014 summit meeting, Prime Ministers Abbott and Abe declared that ‘they opposed any unilateral attempt to alter the status quo in the East and South China Seas by the use of force or coercion’ (Wilkins, 2015, p. 95).…”

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The Regional Consequences of Territorial Disputes: An Empirical Analysis of the South China Sea Disputes

Sakuwa

2017

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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How do territorial disputes shape regional contexts within which politics among local states takes place? This paper analyses regional impacts of territorial disputes drawing on the case of South China Sea and statistical data. I argue that ‘local security externalities’ produced by ongoing territorial disputes influence not only direct disputants but also other states in the regional neighbourhood. Escalated disputes in the South China Sea exacerbated China’s relationships with Japan—which is not a direct disputant—because Japan shares important stakes in the disputed area and China’s assertive policy was perceived as a sign of its willingness to use force and pursue a ‘hegemonic’ ambition in the region. Such effect is also confirmed by a time-series of analysis of the post-Cold War Sino-Japanese relationships. Thus, this paper empirically shows that ongoing territorial disputes may influence a larger group of regional states, thus shaping a regional context for political interactions.

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From Strategic Partnership to Strategic Alliance?: Australia-Japan Security Ties and the Asia-Pacific

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

Strategic partnerships, international politics and IR theory

Strategic partnerships, international politics and IR theory

‘Steady as She Goes’: Effect of the Fukushima Disaster on Australia-Japan Relations

The Regional Consequences of Territorial Disputes: An Empirical Analysis of the South China Sea Disputes

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