Abstract
Both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton hailed Japan as “the cornerstone of United States global security.”1 Both Prime Minister Taro Aso and Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone reaffirmed the alliance with the United States as key to peace and prosperity in Japan and the region.2 Even just judging from their words, it is crystal clear that the United States is intensely global, whereas Japan is intensely inward looking and essentially preoccupied with Japan and its vicinity. Besides the paraphernalia of the leaders about the alliance, subtle differences and divergences in their priorities seem to manifest themselves between the two governments. They should not be exaggerated. Rather, they should be overcome. Nevertheless these divergent priorities could grow as remedies are ignored.
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Inoguchi, T., Ikenberry, G.J., Sato, Y. (2011). Alliance Constrained: Japan, the United States, and Regional Security. In: Inoguchi, T., Ikenberry, G.J., Sato, Y. (eds) The U.S.-Japan Security Alliance. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230120150_1
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