What Can Strategic Culture Contribute to Our Understanding of Security Policies in the Asia-Pacific Region?

• Published in: Contemporary security policy Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 310 - 328
• Main Author: Haglund, David G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 04.05.2014; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Asia Pacific Region; Causality; Cultural studies; Culture; Derivative Securities; Dilemmas; Foreign policy; Great powers; Military strategy; National security; Norms; Path Dependence; Policy analysis; Policy making; Regional Security; Security Policy; War; Asia-Pacific region

This article reflects on application of the concept of strategic culture to supply analytical and policy-relevant guidance to those who ponder the future of security relations in the Asia-Pacific. Argued here is that, notwithstanding some obvious problems with the concept, there is utility in the ap...