The role of the Middle East in the shaping of Japan’s foreign policy in the postwar period
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2025-2-53-73
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine Japan’s guidelines in the international arena and the role of the Middle East in Japan’s foreign policy in the postwar period. The relevance of the topic is conditioned by the current trends in Japan’s foreign policy, when its diplomacy in the region becomes more proactive due to the energy and resource importance of the Middle East, which, as a consequence, generates competition among the countries for geopolitical influence. On the one hand, Tokyo positions itself as a promoter of “Western values” in the region, following Washington’s path in the Middle East region, and, on the other, as a country of the East. At the same time, the peculiarities of the decision-making process inside Japan itself make its policy “sluggish”, depriving it of dynamics in a highly conflict-prone region, where the situation is rapidly changing.
The article presents a theoretical foundation of Japan’s foreign policy course, substantiates the choice of its priorities and defines the role of the Middle East in this strategy.
About the Author
A. S. Bushueva
MGIMO University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna S. Bushueva, postgraduate student
76, Vernadsky Av., Moscow, 119454
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Bushueva A.S. The role of the Middle East in the shaping of Japan’s foreign policy in the postwar period. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations". 2025;(2):53-73. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6339-2025-2-53-73
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