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Abstract
The article contributes to clarifying the role of Southeast Asia in Japan's Indo-Pacific Strategy while also analyzing Japan's foreign policy through the lens of neorealism. The concept of the “Indo-Pacific” was first introduced by Japan in 2007 and later formally unveiled as a strategy under the name “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” (FOIP) in 2016. Within the framework of FOIP strategy, the relationship between Southeast Asia and Japan is shifting from a phase of liberal cooperation for development to a phase of defensive cooperation to safeguard the national interests of neorealism. Based on this, the article argues that Southeast Asia is the vital key for Japan to realize FOIP strategy and balance against the rise of China.
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Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific strategy, Japan, neorealism.
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