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Unsheathing the Sword? Germany’s and Japan’s Fractured Political-Military Cultures and the Problem of Burden Sharing

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Unsheathing the Sword? Germany’s and Japan’s Fractured Political-Military Cultures and the Problem of Burden Sharing
Author(s)Berger, Thomas
AbstractGermany and Japan do not want to take on greater political-military roles in world affairs, a situation the US should appreciate and work to preserve. The domestic political-military cultures of the two countries have become nonagressive, and are expected to continue that way for the next five to ten years. Domestic pressures have kept the countries from sending out military forces, but they have furnished financial aid.
IssueNo4
Pages174-192
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceWorld Affairs
VolumeNo158
PubDateSpring 1996
ISBN_ISSN0043-8200


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