مجلة الناقد للدراسات السياسية
Volume 9, Numéro 2, Pages 512-531
2025-10-15
Japan's Strategic Shift: The U.s.-japan Alliance In A New Era
Authors : Fraih Zineb .
Abstract
In response to a rapidly deteriorating security environment—marked by the war in Ukraine, heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and North Korea's growing nuclear ambitions—Japan has undertaken a historic strategic shift. In this context, the recent approval by the cabinet of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio marks a historic expansion of Japan's military capabilities, the likes of which have not been seen since the establishment of the country's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) in 1954. This analysis examines two key aspects of this shift: the geopolitical motivations driving Japan's new security strategy and the subsequent implications for the future of the U.S.-Japan security alliance. Ultimately, the paper concludes that the volatile Indo-Pacific security landscape has compelled Tokyo to make a profound and beneficial adjustment to its strategic posture, thereby strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance in a new era of great power competition.
Keywords
Japan ; U.S.A ; Alliance ; Security Strategy
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