Japan as a new arms exporter: expectations, realities and strategic stakes [1]

25 March 2016Hellendorff Bruno [2]

Under Shinzo Abe, Japan has been engaged in a quest for "normalcy" that, since 2014, implied the capacity to export weapons. Is Japan re-militarizing? What are the stakes of this evolution, at a time of geopolitical turmoil in the Northeast Asian region? This note aims at detailing the context, the expectations and the realities of Japan’s simultaneous defense of arms exports and a proactive contribution to peace. On such basis, it sheds light on the associated strategic stakes. 

Crédit photo : Mamoまも / Wikimedia Commons

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Cellule de veille de l'évolution de la production et des transferts d'armes en Belgique, en Europe et dans le monde [4]

Mots clés: 

• Japon [5]
• industrie [6]
• défense [7]
• BITD [8]
• exportations d'armes [9]

Paix et sécurité en Asie-PacifiqueIndustrie de l’armement