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Beyond “The Arc of freedom And ProsPeriTy”:

deBATing UniversAl vAlUes in

JAPAnese grAnd sTrATegy

Tomohiko TAnigUchi





Beyond “The Arc of Freedom and Prosperity”:Debating Universal Values in

Japanese Grand Strategy

Asia Paper Series

October 2010

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Japan attempted first

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to the two U.S. allies,

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democratic partner of

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served by its allianc

with the United Sta

and its growing ties

peer democracies.



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