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Japan's ‘Indo-Pacific’ question: countering China or shaping a new regional order? by Koga, Kei

“…Abstract Japan's primary objective of the ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ (FOIP) strategy is to shape and consolidate regional order in the Indo-Pacific region…”
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Japan's strategic interests in the South China Sea: beyond the horizon? by Koga, Kei

“…Japan has a national interest in the South China Sea issue. Although its direct commitment is ultimately limited in a material sense due to a lack of military…”
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The Concept of “Hedging” Revisited: The Case of Japan’s Foreign Policy Strategy in East Asia’s Power Shift by Koga, Kei

“…This article argues that the concept of “hedging” should be understood in the context of the “balancing-bandwagoning” spectrum within the “balance of power”…”
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The US and East Asian Regional Security Architecture: Building a Regional Security Nexus on Hub-and-Spoke by Koga, Kei

“…The current East Asian strategic environment and US strategy toward the region reveal that the United States faces foreign policy problems that would diminish…”
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Tactical hedging as coalition-building signal: The evolution of Quad and AUKUS in the Indo-Pacific by Koga, Kei

“…How are the rise, fall, and evolution of minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific region explained? To address this question, I examine the cases of the Quad and…”
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Struggle for coalition‐building: Japan, South Korea, and the Indo‐Pacific by Koga, Kei

“…One of the most important defining features of Japan's “Free and Open Indo‐Pacific” (FOIP) vision is coalition‐building. Given the Yoon administration's strong…”
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Image and Substance Failures in Regional Organisations: Causes, Consequences, Learning and Change? by Chou, Meng Hsuan, Howlett, Michael, Koga, Kei

“…States often pool their sovereignty, capacity and resources to provide regionally specific public goods, such as security or trade rules, and regional…”
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Japan’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” Strategy: Tokyo’s Tactical Hedging and the Implications for ASEAN by Koga, Kei

“…This article argues that by creating a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy" (FOIPS) in 2016, Japan has engaged in "tactical hedging" to cope with the…”
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Getting ASEAN Right in US Indo-Pacific Strategy by Koga, Kei

“…As part of the intensifying great power competition between the US and China, a set of new Indo-Pacific frameworks primarily led by Washington - namely the…”
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Japan’s Diplomatic Strategy toward East Asia: Creation and Evolution of ‘Dual-Track Diplomacy’ in the Post-Cold War Era by Koga, Kei

“…Japan’s diplomatic strategy toward East Asia underwent three main changes in the post-Cold War era. The first change occurred soon after the 1991 Persian Gulf…”
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Strategic Empowerment: Japan’s Evolving Policy toward Southeast Asia from the 2010s by Kei Koga

“…How has Japan developed its Southeast Asian strategy in the context of the intensifying US-China rivalry since the 2010s? This article argues that the rapidly…”
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How strategic is "asymmetric" strategic partnership? Japan's partnership diplomacy toward Cambodia and Laos by Koga, Kei

“…I argue that the asymmetric strategic partnership (ASP) between a regional great power and a small power is not necessarily based on their shared goals, but…”
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ASEAN’s Evolving Institutional Strategy: Managing Great Power Politics in South China Sea Disputes by Koga, Kei

“…This article argues that a change in institutional strategy enables The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to manage its great power relations and…”
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The rise of China and Japan's balancing strategy: critical junctures and policy shifts in the 2010s by Koga, Kei

“…This article argues that as opposed to the conventional wisdom of Japan's hedging policy, Japan has been constantly taking balancing behavior vis-à-vis China…”
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Evolution of Japan's "misplacement": from Meiji Restoration to the post-Cold War by Koga, Kei

“…This article argues that since the Meiji Restoration, the degree of Japan's misplacement has changed, depending on its structural power to shape the concept of…”
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The evolution of Japan's 'misplacement': from the Meiji Restoration to the Post-Cold war era by Koga, Kei

“…This article argues that since the Meiji Restoration, the degree of Japan's misplacement has changed, depending on its structural power and ability to shape…”
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The Yasukuni question: histories, logics, and Japan-South Korea relations by Koga, Kei

“…This article argues that the problem of the Yasukuni Shrine between Japan and South Korea stems from the differential growth of Yasukuni discourses in both…”
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Managing Great Power Politics: ASEAN, Institutional Strategy, and the South China Sea by Herzinger, Blake

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Japan’s “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” Strategy: Tokyo’s Tactical Hedging and the Implications for ASEAN by KOGA, KEI

“…This article argues that by creating a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy” (FOIPS) in 2016, Japan has engaged in “tactical hedging” to cope with the…”
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Institutional transformation of ASEAN: ZOPFAN, TAC, and the Bali Concord I in 1968-1976 by Koga, Kei

“…Many international relations (IR) scholars discuss whether the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) possesses institutional utility in maintaining…”
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