Offers a theoretical foundation to understand both the Japan-United States relations and Japan's national security
Contributes to the theory of international relations and international governance by introducing insights of the economics of insurance
Provides new insights on the individual and collective risk management by countries by distinguishing chance/probability from size of loss

Inhalt
Ch 1: Introduction.- Ch 2. Risk Management in a Single Country.- Ch 3. One-dimensional Public Goods in an Alliance.- Ch 4. Protection and Insurance in an Alliance.- Ch 5. Exploitation Hypothesis and Numerical Calculations.- Ch 6. Misperceptions and NGOs.- Ch 7. Financial Crises.- Ch 8. National Emergency in a Growth Setting.