ABSTRACT The state and direction of Japan’s international engagement can best be understood as a competition between the ‘Japan first’ and ‘global Japan’ schools of thought. In light of the ever worsening security environment surrounding Japan, the gap between the Japan first school advocating a focus on the immediate needs of Japan’s territorial defence and the global Japan school arguing for more global engagement is widening. The competition between the two will continue to shape the direction of Japan’s foreign and security posture – and importantly, the global Japan school is far from winning, contrary to what Abe’s hyperactive diplomacy might suggest.

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日本国际参与的竞争愿景：日本优先与全球日本

摘要 日本参与国际事务的状态和方向最好被理解为“日本优先”和“全球日本”思想流派之间的竞争。鉴于日本周边的安全环境不断恶化，日本第一派主张关注日本领土防御的紧迫需求，与主张更多全球参与的全球日本派之间的差距正在扩大。两者之间的竞争将继续塑造日本外交和安全态势的方向——重要的是，与安倍过度活跃的外交可能暗示的相反，全球日本学校远未获胜。