Indeed, he confronted many of the same issues during his first administration seven years ago. His efforts back then were halted by his own resignation, and he is now making a second attempt to establish a national-security governance system to meet Japan’s needs – and those of its allies – in twenty-first-century Asia.
但安倍还面临着亚洲安全环境问题，这一问题之棘手一点都不亚于安倍去年12月成为首相时面临的经济问题。事实上，他面临着诸多与七年前首次出任首相时相同的问题。当时，他的措施因为他自身的辞职而夭折，而如今他要第二次试图建立能满足日本（以及盟友）在21世纪亚洲所需要的国家安全治理体系。