Publisher's Synopsis
In the dynamic political climate after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world has experienced a series of dramatic developments. While many of these have taken place in and around Europe, they are still of prime importance to Japan, with its global economic and political interests as well as its immediate regional security concerns.;In this fast-moving atmosphere, the International Institute for Global Peace in Tokyo and the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London organized a two-year research project to address security issues on a global scale and to look at the common concerns of Western Europe and Japan. This book - the first in a projected series on security challenges for Japan and Europe in a post-Cold War world - focuses on the former Soviet Union and the multi-dimensional consequences of its collapse for the security of its eastern and western neighbours.
