Jieitai Kaigai Haken (Chiku Ma Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] After Japan's defeat in World War II, Article IX of its Constitution prohibited its military from engaging in overseas activities. Meanwhile, as Japan achieved a dramatic economic recovery and became one of the world's leading economic powers, there was a debate about the need for Japan to contribute not only economic aid but also human resources to the international community. What can Japan's Self-Defense Forces do, and what can they not do, in response to the tense international situation? The SDF's overseas deployment has been a turning point for Japan, from the Persian Gulf after the Gulf Crisis, the Iraq War, South Sudan, and Somalia to the war in Ukraine. This is a must-read book that covers the whole picture of Japan's overseas deployment of the Self-Defense Forces and the path that Japan should take.

敗戦後の日本は憲法九条の規定により、軍隊の海外活動を禁じることとなる。一方、日本が飛躍的な経済復興を遂げ経済大国の仲間入りを果たす中、国際社会への経済援助だけでなく、人的な貢献が必要だとする議論が起こった。緊迫する国際情勢に対し、日本の自衛隊は何ができ、何ができないのか。転機となった湾岸危機後のペルシャ湾、イラク戦争、南スーダン、ソマリア沖、そしてウクライナ戦争に至るまで。自衛隊海外派遣の全貌を網羅し、日本のとるべき道を考える、必読の通史。