Reluctant Remilitarisation

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.

• AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Introduction: Military Transformation in Germany, Italy and JapanChapter 2: Historical background: The Cold War and beyondChapter 3: Military Transformation: Drivers and SequencesChapter 4: Germany: to crisis management and backChapter 5: Italy: the intervention-transformation loopChapter 6: Japan: from defensive defence to pro-active contributions to peaceChapter 7: ConclusionsList of interviewsReferences

Reluctant Remilitarization offers a much needed comparative analysis of how the defense policies of Germany, Italy and Japan – three countries with strong anti-militarist traditions – have evolved after the Cold War. Their respective trajectories are marked by continuity and change, shaped by path dependencies and critical junctures, as well as the interplay between external and domestic factors. Shedding light on these processes, the book will be of great value for readers seeking to understand how these three countries have transformed in the turbulent post-Cold War era.