Reluctant Remilitarisation : Transforming the Armed Forces in Germany, Italy and Japan After the Cold War

Coticchia, Fabrizio; Dian, Matteo; Moro, Francesco Niccolo

ISBN 10: 1474467288 / ISBN 13: 9781474467285

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reluctant Remilitarisation : Transforming the Armed Forces in Germany, Italy and Japan After the Cold War
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474467288
• ISBN 13: 9781474467285
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

While armed forces in several countries underwent deep transformations after the end of the Cold War, few, if any, experienced more radical changes than Germany, Italy and Japan. This book explores how these three countries have modified the posture and structure of their militaries over the past three decades. While each country has had to overcome a pacifist constitution, a widespread view - in both elite and public opinion - that war was a taboo and armed forces should be designed to defend and deter against large-scale threats, they have all become more active security providers over recent decades.

Each country, however, has followed a distinct path. This book reconstructs these paths to show how a mixture of external and domestic factors affected the pace and the extent of transformations. The book also identifies critical junctures in such processes: any push to change - it argues - is mediated by the need to come to terms with the cumbersome weight of the past.

About the Authors

Fabrizio Coticchia is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political and International Sciences at the University of Genoa, Italy.

Matteo Dian is Associate Professor of History and International Relations of East Asia in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Francesco N. Moro is Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna and Adjunct Professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe in Bologna, Italy.