A research article entitled “From Pacifism to Proactive Security: Energy Insecurity, the Middle East, and the Transformation of Japan’s Security Identity (1973–2023),” authored by Eva Harutyunyan, Candidate of Historical Sciences and Senior Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies, has been published in the first issue of the international peer-reviewed academic journal Russian Japanology Review for 2026. The article is available in open access.

The article examines how Japan’s structural dependence on energy imports from the Middle East has become one of the key factors driving the transformation of the country’s post-war security policy. The study demonstrates that the continued securitization of energy insecurity has contributed to the gradual transformation of Japan’s security identity, marking a shift from a pacifist approach towards a more proactive security policy.

The full article is available at: https://www.japanreview.ru/jour/article/view/151.