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Civil Military Relations in Myanmar: JSDF’s Approach Towards Myanmar Armed Forces

Civil Military Relations in Myanmar: JSDF’s Approach Towards Myanmar Armed Forces. March 25, 2015 Noboru YAMAGUCHI. Japan’s National Security Strategy and Mil-Mil Contacts. Key Concept: “ Proactive Contribution to Peace ”. Multi-layered efforts for national security

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Civil Military Relations in Myanmar: JSDF’s Approach Towards Myanmar Armed Forces

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  1. Civil Military Relations in Myanmar: JSDF’s Approach Towards Myanmar Armed Forces March 25, 2015 Noboru YAMAGUCHI

  2. Japan’s National Security Strategy and Mil-Mil Contacts Key Concept: “Proactive Contribution to Peace” • Multi-layered efforts for national security • Japan’s own defense capabilities, • US-Japan alliance, • Security cooperation with partners such as ROK, Australia, and ASEAN member states…China • National Defense Academy: Convenient tool • 120 international undergraduate students + • International Cadets Conference • International Seminar on Military Science

  3. Japan-Myanmar Mil-Mil Contacts High-level Exchanges Feb 2012 Vice Defense Minister Kanazawa to Myanmar May 2014 General Iwasaki, Chief of Joint Staff to Myanmar Jul 2014 Vice Defense Minister Takeda to Myanmar Sep 2014 Senior General Min AungHlaing, Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar Defense Service to Japan

  4. Japan-Myanmar Mil-Mil Contacts Recent Development Myanmar DS participates in ISMS of 2013 and 2014. Myanmar DSA sends students since 2014 and 2015 NDA accepts two students from Myanmar April, 2015 Track-two General/flag Officers Visit (December 2014)

  5. Towards Healthy Civil Military Relations Problem with DSA Recruit? Attractive Academies? Healthy Competition with Civilian Education

  6. Implications • 1. Human Resource • Annual graduates from Defense Service Academy decreased from 2,000 to 500. • Defense Service Academy with recruiting problems • Civilian society needs to grow. • 2. Democracy v.s. Efficiency of the Government • - Election is enough?? • (“We select those to be elected” mentality remains? • 3. Healthy Civil-Military Relations • - Lack of sources for highly educated civilian with some military background

  7. Conclusion Long way to go! Start ASAP!

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