TY - JOUR
TI - Japanese national security reforms under Shinzō Abe’s leadership in 2006–2007 and after 2012
AU - Draus, Artur
TI - Japanese national security reforms under Shinzō Abe’s leadership in 2006–2007 and after 2012
AB - When Shinzō Abe became the Prime Minister of Japan in 2006, he promised groundbreaking reforms to the national security system of Japan and a revision of the Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which renounced war and prevented Japan from maintaining any war potential. However, under the recent interpretation of the Article 9 the Japanese administration is allowed to maintain forces used exclusively for self-defense within the Japanese borders. Only during his second term of office as a Prime Minister, he fulfilled those promises. In 2013 he established the National Security Strategy with National Security Council modeled after its American counterpart. Shortly after, the Japanese Parliament approved a controversial State Secrecy Law. Lastly, in July 2014 Abe’s Cabinet managed to approve the reinterpretation of article 9 allowing Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to exercise the right of collective self-defense, permitting SDF to exercise a military action in order to aid allies on their territory if they were to be attacked. With the upcoming Upper House Parliamentary Elections, a nationwide referendum to abolish the Article 9 of Constitution is not out of the question.
VL - 2016
IS - Issue 9
PY - 2016
SN - 2084-2902
C1 - 2353-8724
SP - 40
EP - 50
DO - 10.4467/23538724GS.16.004.5007
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/gsaw/article/kierunki-polityki-bezpieczenstwa-japonii-pod-przywodztwem-premiera-shinzo-abe-w-latach-2006-2007-oraz-po-roku-2012