Japan's Rapprochement to Russia: Japan's Pragmatic Response to the Dynamics of Contemporary International System

Yohanes Putra Suhito, Citra Hennida

2018

Abstract

The relationship between Japan and Russia, rather than one that’s stable and based on harmony, is full of issues and complexities that follow right after. One crucial issue that continues to overshadow the relation between them is the issue regarding the seizure of property rights over the Kuril Islands, an area which plays a big role in both countries’ geopolitics and geostrategy. Arising in the 18th century, this issue eventually culminated at the end of World War II; and in the midst of instability and efforts made toward an agreement, a deadlock situation has been seen often, resulting in both countries having yet to sign any peace pact to this day. This is primarily due to the belief that if any of the two countries give up their rights of ownership over Kuril Islands then there will be negative view from the international society toward them regarding their existence and role in the international system itself. In mid-2016, however, Japan implemented a new foreign policy which is a rapprochement toward Russia, and this policy is implemented through meetings resulting in an agreement on comprehensive economic and energy cooperation as well as a final meeting to resolve said issue. This paper argues that the dynamics of international system contributes to Japan’s decision in conducting rapprochemen toward Russia in 2016.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Suhito Y. and Hennida C. (2018). Japan's Rapprochement to Russia: Japan's Pragmatic Response to the Dynamics of Contemporary International System. In Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR, ISBN 978-989-758-493-0, pages 615-621. DOI: 10.5220/0010281100002309

in Bibtex Style

@conference{acir18,
author={Yohanes Putra Suhito and Citra Hennida},
title={Japan's Rapprochement to Russia: Japan's Pragmatic Response to the Dynamics of Contemporary International System},
booktitle={Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,},
year={2018},
pages={615-621},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010281100002309},
isbn={978-989-758-493-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of Airlangga Conference on International Relations - Volume 1: ACIR,
TI - Japan's Rapprochement to Russia: Japan's Pragmatic Response to the Dynamics of Contemporary International System
SN - 978-989-758-493-0
AU - Suhito Y.
AU - Hennida C.
PY - 2018
SP - 615
EP - 621
DO - 10.5220/0010281100002309