japanjournalЯпонские исследованияJapanese Studies in Russia2500-2872Association of Japanologists; Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciencesjapanjournal-168Research ArticleСтатьиМонголия в евразийской политике Японии (1997-2017)Mongolia in Japan’s Eurasian Policy (1997-2017)МалашевскаяМария НиколаевнаMalashevskayaMaria N.m.malashevskaya@spbu.ruСанкт-Петербургский государственный университетРоссияSaint Petersburg State UniversityRussian Federation201716022022038599Copyright © Малашевская М.Н., 20222022Малашевская М.Н.Malashevskaya M.N.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.japanjournal.ru/jour/article/view/168

В статье прослеживается эволюция политики Японии в отношении Монголии в 1997- 2017 гг. на основе анализа подходов премьер-министров Хасимото Рютаро, Коидзуми Дзюнъитиро и Абэ Синдзо в сфере экономического и военно-политического сотрудничества двух стран в контексте евразийской политики Японии. Автор выдвигает тезис о том, что опыт японо-монгольских отношений в 1990-е-2010-е годы можно оценить в качестве примера имплементации механизмов «умной силы» в японской внешнеполитической стратегии.

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