Takashi Inoguchi, a Ph.D. at M.I.T., Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Japan, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, now President of the University of Niigata Prefecture, is a prolific author, editor, coeditor of books and articles on political theory, comparative politics and international relations. Amongst the latest of which are American Democracy Promotion (Oxford University Press, 2000), Reinventing the Alliance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), Political Cultures in Asia and Europe (Routledge, 2006), The Uses of Institutions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), Citizens and the State (Routledge, 2009), Globalization, the State and Public Opinion (Routledge, 2009), Japanese Politics Today (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), The US-Japan Security Alliance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). He is director of the AsiaBarometer project since 2002 and the Founding editors of two journals, Japanese Journal of Political Science (Cambridge University Press) and International Relations

• Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: A DIALECTICAL APPROACH Global Change The End of the Cold War International Security The End of Geography The End of History PART II: JAPAN ADRIFT The End of the Cold War: The U.S.-Japanese Alliances The End of Geography The End of History Agendas for Japanese Foreign Policy PART III: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE International Security The World Economy Domestic Governance Towards the Third Millennium Conclusion Bibliography Index

Takashi Inoguchi, a Ph.D. at M.I.T., Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Japan, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, now President of the University of Niigata Prefecture, is a prolific author, editor, coeditor of books and articles on political theory, comparative politics and international relations. Amongst the latest of which are American Democracy Promotion (Oxford University Press, 2000), Reinventing the Alliance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), Political Cultures in Asia and Europe (Routledge, 2006), The Uses of Institutions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), Citizens and the State (Routledge, 2009), Globalization, the State and Public Opinion (Routledge, 2009), Japanese Politics Today (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), The US-Japan Security Alliance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). He is director of the AsiaBarometer project since 2002 and the Founding editors of two journals, Japanese Journal of Political Science (Cambridge University Press) and International Relations

• Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: A DIALECTICAL APPROACH Global Change The End of the Cold War International Security The End of Geography The End of History PART II: JAPAN ADRIFT The End of the Cold War: The U.S.-Japanese Alliances The End of Geography The End of History Agendas for Japanese Foreign Policy PART III: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE International Security The World Economy Domestic Governance Towards the Third Millennium Conclusion Bibliography Index

Takashi Inoguchi, a Ph.D. at M.I.T., Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, Japan, former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, now President of the University of Niigata Prefecture, is a prolific author, editor, coeditor of books and articles on political theory, comparative politics and international relations. Amongst the latest of which are American Democracy Promotion (Oxford University Press, 2000), Reinventing the Alliance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), Political Cultures in Asia and Europe (Routledge, 2006), The Uses of Institutions (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), Citizens and the State (Routledge, 2009), Globalization, the State and Public Opinion (Routledge, 2009), Japanese Politics Today (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011), The US-Japan Security Alliance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011). He is director of the AsiaBarometer project since 2002 and the Founding editors of two journals, Japanese Journal of Political Science (Cambridge University Press) and International Relations

• Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: A DIALECTICAL APPROACH Global Change The End of the Cold War International Security The End of Geography The End of History PART II: JAPAN ADRIFT The End of the Cold War: The U.S.-Japanese Alliances The End of Geography The End of History Agendas for Japanese Foreign Policy PART III: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE International Security The World Economy Domestic Governance Towards the Third Millennium Conclusion Bibliography Index