NATO’s ISAF is entering a critical phase. The arrival of the Obama Administration and the crafting of the AFPAK strategy affords the NATO mission in Afghanistan four vital new departures: a balanced regional strategy that considers Afghanistan and Pakistan; a more coherent overall strategy, an...

米軍飛行場周辺に居住する住民から、数次にわたり基地騒音訴訟が提起されている。本稿は、 損害賠償請求（過去分）を検討する過程において論点となる飛行場の「公共性」の評価と「危...

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In this paper, we conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the electronic stability control (ESC) in Japan. We first consider the current situation in which about 4.7% of all passenger vehicles were equipped with ESC in 2007. Based on our estimation, ESC saved 16 fatalities, 91 severe injuries, and...

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The size and forms of assistance to Afghanistan by Japan after the 9.11 terrorist attacks to the United States of America as well as its basic policy on the country were decided by the summer 2002, and have unchanged until now. The main reason for this is lack of attention of the higher...

National ownership is the basic principle in discussing issues related to developing countries. It is also a key to the promotion of peace-building in Afghanistan. In considering national ownership, it is important to distinguish the two elements behind the concept – legitimacy and capacity....

国民の安全保障観を分析するためには、世論調査を分析する必要がある。信頼性が高く、時系列的に世論を分析できるものは、内閣府が3...