It is a special issue on the North Korean crisis of the Monde Chinois, a French journal specialised in Chinese/Asian affairs. The editor of the special issue Marianne Peron-Doise kindly invited me to contribute a piece on Japan's perspective.
Publisher's website: http://eska-publishing.com/fr/monde-chinois/1132849-monde-chinois-53-mc20185300-peninsule-coreenne-crise-dissuasion-negociations.html
<Abstract of my paper>
Tokyo is responding to the North Korean crisis – domestically, in the context of the alliance with the United States and more broadly on the international scene – and this article will put it in a broader context of Japan’s security and defence discourse. One can see that Tokyo’s capability and willingness to address the security threats and challenges have increased substantially over the decade, not least under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. There remains crucial choices to be done to ensure an appropriate level of security to the country : as the BMD is offering a limited protection, others options are being more explored today.
