Contents - 8[-]Abbreviations - 10[-]Acknowledgements - 14[-]Preface - 18[-]Introduction - 20[-]Part One Developing Conceptions of Security and Joint Agenda of The EU-Japan Security Dialogue - 36[-] 1 The Cold War and the EC-Japan Security Dialogue (1959-1990) - 38[-] 2 The Hague Declaration and Its Implications for the EU-Japan Security Dialogue (1991-2000) - 62[-] 3 A Time of Turmoil: EU-Japan Security Dialogue in 2001-2006 - 96[-]Part Two Common Interests in the EU-Japan Security Dialogue: Analysis of Joint Activities - 130[-] 4 Comprehensive Endeavours to Preserve the Ecosystem: The EU-Japan Security Dialogue in the Environmental Area - 132[-] 5 Towards a Secure Future: The EU-Japan Security Dialogue in Science and Technology and Energy - 144[-] 6 Ensuring Peace and Stability by Economic Means: Development Aid in the EU-Japan Security Dialogue - 158[-] 7 Japan and EU Involvement in Crisis Management: Joint Activities - 176[-]Conclusion - 202[-]Notes - 214[-]Bibliography - 222[-]Index - 238Een onderzoek naar de veiligheidsdialoog tussen Japan en EU vanaf de jaren vijftig van de vorige eeuw tot op heden.