A SWOT Analysis of a Japan-Russia Peace Treaty
Abstract
Japan and the Soviet Union/Russia have had a bilateral territorial dispute over four islands (Etorofu/Iturup, Kunashiri/Kunashir, Shikotan, and Habomai) over the decades. The Japanese government calls the four islands the “Northern Territories” whereas Russia regards the islands as the Southern “Kurile Islands”. The four islands used to be under the control of Japan until the Soviet Union occupied them at the end of the Second World War. Both countries had diplomatic negotiations for a peace treaty, but the endeavors resulted in failure. Why cannot Japan and Russia resolve the territorial dispute? Is there any feasibility for both countries to solve the bilateral territorial dispute in the post-Russia-Ukraine War period? To answer these questions, this research examines historical, political, economic, and social aspects of the bilateral territorial dispute. It moreover explores feasibilities of signing a Japan-Russia peace treaty in an application of a SWOT analysis.
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PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.22158/jar.v8n3p60
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