Domestic politics and strategic partnership formation of Japan and the Philippines

What is it about?

The shift towards right-of-centre politics in Japan and personalized foreign policy decisionmaking in the Philippines create the domestic conditions which allowed the elevation of Japan-Philippines relations into a strategic partnership in the 21st century.

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Why is it important?

It explains Japan's security policy transformation and the Philippines inconsistent policies on the maritime dispute with China as well as the formation of Japan-Philippines strategic partnership using domestic factors as operative variables. It highlights the role of domestic factors in foreign policy choices of states.