Mutual Cooperation And Security Essay

Thesis The relationship between Japan and the United States of America has heavily relied upon military agreements and security concerns. The relationship between these two countries has been growing in recent years and has made the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security important to the well-being of both nations. To create a better understanding of the importance of this treaty I will begin with a run through of the history of this treaty and the initial goals of the treaty. With a history in place, you can then understand what the growth in certain sectors means in relation to the two nations. This history will allow for the changing of goals to be readily understood so that the changes in behavior make sense in regards to the accomplishment of goals between the two nations, the goal primarily being to ensure the security of Japan and expanding this to promoting peace in the world as prescribed by the UN. This leads to section two, the military; this section will look into both the U.S. military and the Self-Defense Forces of Japan. Through looking at both sections, it should become evident that the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security has been an …show more content…
intentions towards Japan. Previously helping to push a pacifistic constitution upon Japan, the U.S. now begins to pressure Japan into expanding their military roles. It is during this time in which the Mutual Security Assistance Pact was signed, and the U.S. had taken the role in defending Japan. This treaty however called for the expansion of a Japanese military of some sorts, so that the U.S. wouldn’t have complete responsibility over Japan and so the U.S. would have a greater ally in the region after China was no longer a partner (Arase, 2007). Following this treaty Japan created the Self-Defense Forces, strictly in line with Article Nine of Japan’s constitution the SDF wasn’t allowed any position outside of defense of Japanese territory (Arase,