DOI: 10.60053/bm.2023.5852.62-77 ISSN:
New Opportunities in New World Order: Japan–NATO Cooperation since the End of the Cold War
Boryana MitevaJapan–NATO cooperation has only recently attracted researchers’ attention. Although USSR was perceived as the main threat during the Cold War, NATO member states were focused on the security of North America and Europe, but Japan on the security of Asia-Pacific Region. After the end of the bipolar world an entirely new and dynamically changing international environment emerged. New challenges needed new mechanisms to meet them. The evolution of NATO partnership policy and Japan’s updating security strategy during the last decades made possible their mutual cooperation. The current study is focused on the development of the Japan–NATO partnership, analyzing opportunities and limitations for their interaction.