Working title, thesis, outline

Title: Self Defense Force dispatch to Iraq

Thesis statement: Japan should emphasize realism over ideals, and deploy SDF to Iraq to support US activities by the Anti-terrorism Special Measures Law that supposedly will be passed in the Diet at the beginning of the next year.


Outline
I. Introduction
A. background information
B. thesis statement
II. US-Japan Security Treaty
A. content
B. history
III. foreign threats
A. North Korea
B. China
IV. Ballistic Missile Defense cooperation between Japan and USA
A. system
B. positive effects on World peace
C. negative effects on World peace
V. Conclusion

Research Proposal

Today, the position of Japan as a contributor to World peace is questioned. Whether Japan should dispatch Self Defense Force to Iraq is a conventional issue. This paper examines the SDF dispatch to Iraq from the two perspectives of national interests and World peace. Japan should emphasize realism over ideals, and deploy SDF to Iraq to support US and UN activities by the Anti-terrorism Special Measures Law that supposedly will be passed in the Diet at the beginning of the next year. “Japan’s security change” looks at foreign threats as an important factor promoting Japan to have cooperative attitude towards USA and maintain the US-Japan Security Treaty. “Japan’s security agenda” explores the negative influences on World peace of stretching the interpretation of Article 9 and indirectly participation in the war on terrorism.

Bibliography

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Walsh, Bryan. Time International (Asia ed.). New York: Mar 5, 2007. Vol. 169, Iss. 8; p. 21

W. Hughes, Christopher. Japan’s security agenda: military, economic & environmental dimensions. London: Lynne Rienner, 2004.

scratch outline

Should Japan continue to deploy Self Defense Force to Iraq?

1) What does Article 9 say?
How was Article 9 made?
Why was SDF made?
How is SDF structured?
What was Japanese citizen’s opinion about SDF when it was made?
How has the system of SDF changed?

2) How is Article 9 interpreted?
How do different political parties interpret Article 9?
How are SDF and the Japan-US Security Treaty related?
What can SDF do to keep World peace?
What is Japanese people’s opinion about the activity of SDF expanding?
Do Japanese know enough about SDF through mass media?
What is the role of Japan as a country with no “normal” army?

3) Is there any other country with no “normal” army like Japan?