The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Review of the Guidelines for Defense Cooperation

Authors

James J. Przystup, Center for Strategic Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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Description

This paper is focused on the U.S.-Japan alliance as reflected in the evolution of the U.S.-Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation. It begins with consideration of the October 3, 2013, 2+2 Statement released by Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, and Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera. The statement reaffirmed the critical importance of the alliance to international stability and security, the U.S. commitment to the security of Japan, and a common strategic vision based on shared values. The statement also tasked the two governments to review the existing 1997 U.S.-Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation. Over the course of three-plus decades, the guidelines have served as the framework for U.S.-Japan security cooperation.

Publication Date

3-2015

Publisher

National University Press

City

Washington, DC

Recommended Citation

Przystup, James J., "The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Review of the Guidelines for Defense Cooperation" (2015). INSS Strategic Perspectives. 25.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/inss-strategic-perspectives/25