01110nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_227864 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 337.52 O.41 Okita, Saburo Approaching the 21st century : Japan's role Saburo Okita Tokyo Japan Times 1990 While Japan has been allying constantly with the United States during the Cold War, new conditions in a multi-polar world since the early 1990s and new threat perceptions namely due to the awareness of the phenomenon called global terrorism have shaped Japans security perceptions. Based on the dichotomous approach of fear of abandonment fear of entrapment, this article seeks to clarify the motivations for Japan strengthening its alliance with the US after 2001 to counter-balance emerging threats in East Asia. Nhật Bản,Japan Quan hệ kinh tế đối ngoại,Foreign economic relations dqhieu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ