{"product_id":"9781498573054","title":"Formidable Road to Russian-Japanese Reconciliation No War, No Peace, No Incentives","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFormidable Road to Russian-Japanese Reconciliation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNo War, No Peace, No Incentives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter W. Richardson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnpacking Russian-Japanese relations from 2000-2016, Peter W. Richardson explores the challenges to, and lack of incentives for, enduring reconciliation between the two countries in relation to the Southern Kuril Islands. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paradoxically, Russia and Japan consistently proclaimed commitment to political resolution of the territorial and peace treaty issues and yet habitually engaged in behavior that provoked sensitivities to the contested islands ownership and a stagnant peace process, economic skepticism over trade diversification and investment profitability, and military fear for territorial security. This book untangles that paradox. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing the political and economic relations between Russia and Japan, Richardson highlights the importance of genuine, enduring reconciliation between the countries, which he defines as a process in which the countries would accomplish and maintain the following: mutually beneficial resolution of the Southern Kurils dispute; promulgation of a WWII peace accord; economic intercourse beyond machinery-for-energy trade and investment; and, intelligence sharing, military-technical cooperation, and reciprocal weapons sales. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridging the fields of Japanese studies, Russian studies, and international relations, the author argues for change in conflict resolution through extensive purposeful reparation of political, economic, and strategics relations; non-provoking tactics to remove any form of stagnant peace and economic skepticism over trade diversification and investment profitability; and settlement of the Southern Kurils dispute with a peace treaty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeter W. Richardson, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is an Adjunct Professor in the M.S. in Global Studies and International Relations and M.A. in Security and Intelligence Studies Programs at the Northeastern University College of Professional Studies, USA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781498573054\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e456\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55340018696332,"sku":"9781498573054","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_c3e86799-f0cc-48b5-ae79-aa37fa09ca2a.jpg?v=1788034893","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781498573054","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}