Western Europe and Japan Between the Superpowers (Routledge Revivals) - Softcover

Mendl, Wolf

Softcover

ISBN 10: 103299634X ISBN 13: 9781032996349

Publisher: Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

First published in 1984, Western Europe and Japan Between the Superpowers is a challenging contribution to the great debate over Western security. Instead of lining up with those who favour the construction of a global alliance under American leadership or those who want neutralism or non-alignment, Wolf Mendl accepts some of the premises of both and argues for a third course.

Taking a long view, he suggests that Japan and the three major states of Western Europe should collaborate in pursuing policies which retain a basic but limited security relationship with the United States and at the same time reassure the Soviet Union that its security is not threatened, seeking to make it a partner rather than adversary in creating a more peaceful world order.

Wolf Mendl concludes his broad and reflective historical analysis of the postwar era with a discussion of the areas in which the European states and Japan could enter a fruitful collaboration; sometimes acting in parallel and sometimes together.

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About the Author

Wolf Mendl was a distinguished teacher in the field of international relations at Kings College, University of London for twenty-six years. He published several significant books about relations between Japan and China in the Cold War period.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103299634X
• ISBN 13: 9781032996349
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192