The Journal of Research Institute for the History of Global Arms Transfer（KOKUSAI BUKIITENSI）

Summary of Articles

No.20 July 2025
What Made the Strategy Achievable? In the Case of the U.S. Strategic Bombing Campaign on Japan during World War IIblank icon・・・・・・Satoshi Fujita
Arms Production Problems and Arms Export Companies in Prewar Japan: Focusing on the Roles of Taihei Kumiai and Showa Tsushoblank icon・・・・・・Atsushi Koketsu
No.19 January 2025
Arms Production Problems and Arms Export Companies in Pre-War Japan: Focusing on the Roles of Taihei Kumiai and Showa Tsushoblank icon・・・・・・Atsushi Koketsu
An Examination of the Process of Corporate Reconstruction and Military Industrial Reconstruction in Post-World War II Japan: The Case of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.blank icon・・・・・・Shinichi Shirato
Anti-Smoke Pollution Technology and Its Conversion to Military Use in the Royal Navy in the Mid-19th Centuryblank icon・・・・・・Masahiko Akatsu
Controversy over Injunction against Publication of Official Wartime Economic History in the United Kingdomblank icon・・・・・・Kei Ota
The Reality of the Information, Telecommunications and Electrical Industries in the British Economy in the 19th Century: Focusing on the Establishment of the Electrical Section of the London Chamber of Commerceblank icon・・・・・・Yuzuka Satomi
No.18 July 2024
Genealogy of the Idea of the Anglosphereblank icon・・・・・・Mahito Takeuchi
The Nexus of Militarization and Tourism in the “American Lake”: Establishment of Militourism in Hawaiʻiblank icon・・・・・・Kaori Takada
In Consideration of Nighttime Precision Bombing by the U.S. during World War II: Its Historical Significance and Future Tasksblank icon・・・・・・Satoshi Fujita
Brain Drain from India to the U.S. during the Cold War: Focus on Technology Transfer and the Development of Highly Skilled Talentblank icon・・・・・・Hideyuki Shimotomai
No.17 January 2024
The Penn Central Railroad Bailout Plan and Federal Reserve System, 1969-1970: Focusing on Loan Guarantees under the Defense Production Actblank icon・・・・・・Isao Suto
The Western Liberalism and the Israeli War in Gazablank icon・・・・・・Tetsuya Sahara
The Israeli War on Gaza from a Perspective of Comparative Genocide Studiesblank icon・・・・・・Tetsuya Sahara
Post-World War II Japan’s Defense Buildup Plan and the Function of Industry Associations in Rebuilding the Military Industry: The Trend of “Domestic Production” of Defense Equipment from the 1950s to the 1970sblank icon・・・・・・Shinichi Shirato
Japan’s Defence Industry and Arms Transfers During the Cold War: Between Independence and Allianceblank icon・・・・・・Atsushi Koketsu
No.16 August 2023
The Process of Reconstruction of Big Companies and Military Industries in Japan after the World War II: The Case of Mitsubishi Heavy Industriesblank icon・・・・・・Shinichi Shirato
Japan’s Security Policy at a Turning Point: Prospects for the “Three Security Documents” and Non-Armed and Non-Aligned Theoryblank icon・・・・・・Atsushi Koketsu
The Junkers Collection in the Archives of the German Museum: A History and Overview of the Documentationblank icon・・・・・・Michiteru Nagamine
No.15 January 2023
Japan’s Defense Buildup Plan after World War II and Functions of Industry Groups for Reconstruction of Military Industries: Focusing on Trends in the 1950s- 1970s Regarding the ‘Domestic Production’ of Defence Equipment The Reality and Background of Japan’s Weapons Exports to Russia During of World War Iblank icon・・・・・・Shinichi Shirato
NATO’s Support to Ukraine in the Russia–Ukraine War : From the Viewpoint of Intelligence and Arms Supplyblank icon・・・・・・Ken Kotani
No.14 July 2022
The Humanitarian Industrial Complex: A Critique of Global Humanitarian Work and the Need for Reformsblank icon・・・・・・Binalakshmi Nepram
Racism in the Development and Humanitarian Aid and Advocacy Sectorblank icon・・・・・・Tamara Enomoto
The Reality and Background of Japanese Weapons Exports to China at the Time of World War I : Focusing on The Japan-China Military Convention & Arms Aid Alliance(1918-1921)blank icon・・・・・・Atsushi Koketsu
Role and Influence of the Extraordinary Military Balloon Study Group in the Formation of the Japanese Naval Aircraft Production System: An Investigative Work on Aviation in the Ministry of the Navy of Japan and the History of Self-Reliance of Naval Aviationblank icon・・・・・・Takeshi Chida
The ‘Azov’ Note: The Ukrainian War and Paramilitarismblank icon・・・・・・Tetsuya Sahara
No.13 January 2022
The Reality and Background of Japan’s Weapons Exports to Russia During of World War Iblank icon・・・・・・Atsushi Koketsu
Under One Tent: Towards a Localization of Humanitarian Assistance beyond Western Universalisblank icon・・・・・・Shinya Konaka
Rethinking Development Assistance Based on Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) experience in India in the 1990sblank icon・・・・・・Go Shimada
No.12 July 2024
Role and Influence of the Extraordinary Military Balloon Study Group on the Formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Production System: Focusing on the Establishment of the Extraordinary Military Balloon Study Group and the Activities of the Three Ministries Collaborative Research Instituteblank icon・・・・・・Takeshi Chida
Aircraft Supply in the British Commonwealth Air Training Planblank icon・・・・・・Jun Fukushi
No.11 January 2024
Military Project to Conquer Nagasaki, Hirado and Taiwan Proposed by Fray San Martin de la Ascención, O.M.Fblank icon・・・・・・Hirofumi Takahashi
Impact of Sources and Allocation of Research and Development Funds on Higher Education Policy and Technology Transfer in the United Statesblank icon・・・・・・Takeo Hanawa
The Strategic Bombing Campaign and Wartime Economy System of the U.S. during World War IIblank icon・・・・・・Satoshi Fujita
Australia’s Plan of Imperial Kriegsverein Versus Canada’s Plan of Imperial Zollverein at the 1902 Colonial Conference: The Genesis of Joseph Chamberlain’s Tariff Reform Campaignblank icon・・・・・・Tomoari Matsunaga
Technology Transfer, Licensed Production and Deployment: The Use of German Aviation Technology by the Japanese Army and Navy from 1935–1945blank icon・・・・・・Takashi Nishio
No.10 July 2020
The Influence of Ghana-led Anti-nuclear Weapons Campaigns on Japanese Peace Movements in the Early 1960s: An Analysis through Experiences of Three Japaneseblank icon・・・・・・Yasuo Mizobe
Migration, Naturalisation, and the‘British’ World, c.1900-1920blank icon・・・・・・Rachel Bright
The Importance of Being ‘British’? Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Cultural Economy of Empire in the Interwar Era.blank icon・・・・・・Felicity Barnes
Economic Governance in the Empire-Commonwealth in Theory and in Practice, c. 1887-1975blank icon・・・・・・Andrew Dilley
International Lawyers’ Failing: Outlawing Weapons as an Imperfect Project of the Classical Laws of Warblank icon・・・・・・Miloš Vec
‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’: Historicizing the Conceptblank icon・・・・・・Ido Oren and Ty Solomon
No.9 January 2020
Taiwan’s Security Policy since the Cold War Era: A Review of External Military Assistance and the Development of Indigenous Defence Industryblank icon・・・・・・Fu-Kuo Liu
Distinctions of the ROK National Security Policy and the Pursuit of Military Independence during the Cold Warblank icon・・・・・・Kyengho Son
International Networks and Aircraft Manufacture in Colonial and Postcolonial India: States, Entrepreneurs and Educational Institutions, 1940-64blank icon・・・・・・Aparajith Ramnath
The Use of Air Power by the Italian Army in the Libyan War: Air Operations and Propagandablank icon・・・・・・Yuki Hayashi
Utilisation of Scientific Knowledge and Technology against the Nuisance of Smoke in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Royal Navyblank icon・・・・・・Masahiko Akatsu
No.8 July 2019
History of Arms Transfer Control and Challenges Facing the Arms Trade Treatyblank icon・・・・・・Tamara Enomoto
Can the Arms Trade Treaty Increase Transparency in International Arms Transfers?blank icon・・・・・・Paul Holtom
Challenges in Developing a Risk Assessment Criteria for Arms Transfers in Southeast Asiablank icon・・・・・・Mitzi Austero and Pauleen Gorospe
Preventing Diversion: A Challenge for Arms Trade Treaty States Partiesblank icon・・・・・・Nicholas Marsh
Jet Age Feminism: Emilio Pucci, Mary Wells, and the Braniff Airways Stewardess of the 1960sblank icon・・・・・・Phil Tiemeyer
Pakistani Civil Aviation and U.S. Aid to Pakistan, 1950 to 1961blank icon・・・・・・S. Waqar H. Zaidi
Arms Production Problems and Arms Export Companies in Pre-War Japan: The Roles of Taihei Kumiai and Shouwa Tsuushoublank icon・・・・・・Atsushi Koketsu
British Royal Navy’s Quest for Disposal of Obsolete Warships: From Crimean War to Washington Naval Treatyblank icon・・・・・・Naoki Kokaze
No.7 January 2019
The Decolonization of the Arms Trade: Britain and the Regulation of Exports to the Middle Eastblank icon・・・・・・Daniel Stahl
Re-Examination of the Siemens Affairs: An Analysis of Documents of the Trials for a "Case of Bribery by High Officials of the Japanese Navy"blank icon・・・・・・Bunji Nagura
Purpose of the Establishment of the Kure Naval Arsenal and the Measures to Realize That Project: Mystery and Elucidation on the Construction of the Third Shipway of the Kure Naval Arsenalblank icon・・・・・・Takeshi Chida
Key Issues at the Third and Fourth Conferences of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treatyblank icon・・・・・・Tamara Enomoto
No.6 July 2018
The Availability Puzzle: Considering the Relationship between Arms and Violence Taking Place within Statesblank icon・・・・・・Nicholas Marsh
Ugandan Pastoralists’ Everyday Histories of Gun Acquisition and State Violenceblank icon・・・・・・Itsuhiro Hazama
Arms Availability and Violence in the Ethiopia-Kenya-South Sudan Borderlandblank icon・・・・・・Toru Sagawa
Giving Up the Gun? Overcoming Myths about Japanese Sword-Hunting and Firearms Controlblank icon・・・・・・Tamara Enomoto
Total War and Japan: Reality and Limitations of the Establishment of the Japanese Total War Systemblank icon・・・・・・Atsushi Koketsu
Historiography on Australian Nationalism and the Commemoration of the World Wars in the Context of the ‘British World’blank icon・・・・・・Hiroshi Tsuda
Aero-Technology Transfer from Germany to Japan during the 1930s: Connection between Heinkel and the Japanese Navyblank icon・・・・・・Takashi Nishio
No.5 January 2018
British Tank Production and the War Economy, 1934-1945: Important Considerations for Industryblank icon・・・・・・Benjamin Coombs
Convertibility and the Militaristic Perversion of Aviation in Disarmament Discourses, 1919-1945blank icon・・・・・・S. Waqar H. Zaidi
The Elisions and Elusions of Gentlemanly Capitalismblank icon・・・・・・Andrew Dilley
Broadcasting Britishness during the Second World War: Radio and the British Worldblank icon・・・・・・Simon J. Potter
British Policy Deployment: Military Assistance in South Asia during the Cold Warblank icon・・・・・・Shoichi Watanabe
Indigenisation of the Indian Defence Industry and Military Assistanceblank icon・・・・・・Katsuhiko Yokoi
Legacy and New Challenges: Networks and Thinking about the League of Nations before the Great Warblank icon・・・・・・Sakiko Kaiga
Activities of American Employers toward the Immigration Act of 1924: A Research Based on Employer Petitions to the US Congress and the US Department of Laborblank icon・・・・・・ Hideyuki Shimotomai
Outlook of British Tank Production and Export 1920-30sblank icon・・・・・・ Yuji Yamashita
No.4 July 2017
Small Arms as a Global Public Policy Challenge: A View from a Participant-Observerblank icon・・・・・・Keith Krause
The Development of War Studies at King’s College Londonblank icon・・・・・・Joseph A. Maiolo
Institutional Dynamics, Civil-Military Relations and Japan’s 1936 Withdrawal from the Washington Systemblank icon・・・・・・Lionel P. Fatton
Activities of Takata & Co. during the Sino-Japanese War Period: Its Transporting of‘Contraband of War’from Britainblank icon・・・・・・Bunji Nagura
Deploying Firearms in the Jesuit Missions of Río de la Plata: South America during the 17-18th Centuriesblank icon・・・・・・Kazuhisa Takeda
Aero-Technology Transfer from Germany to Japan during the Interwar Period: The Process toward Self-Sufficiency of Japanese Aviation Technology and Military Expansion under the Disarmamentblank icon・・・・・・Takashi Nishio
How Did Japan Introduce Policies for Regulating Trade with the Enemy during the First World War?blank icon・・・・・・Eiichi Morohashi
In Preparation for the Third Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty: Key Issues at the Second Conference of States Parties and Thereafterblank icon・・・・・・ Tamara Enomoto
No.3 January 2017
Controlling Arms Transfers to Non-State Actors: From the Emergence of the Sovereign-State System to the Presentblank icon・・・・・・Tamara Enomoto
Post-Cold War Arms Recycling and the Genesis of the “Islamic State”blank icon・・・・・・Tetsuya Sahara
A Deal between EU and Turkey on Matters of the Refugee, Readmission and Visa Liberalisationblank icon・・・・・・Mustafa Türkes
From Collective Memory to Frontline Reality: The Greek State and Society Confronted with Migrant and Refugee Question(s), 1980-2016blank icon・・・・・・Tasos Kostopoulos
British Preparation for the Geneva Disarmament Conference of 1932–34: The Controversy over the Plan of Budgetary Limitationblank icon・・・・・・Tomoari Matsunaga
The Preliminary Negotiations of the Second London Naval Conferenceblank icon・・・・・・Ken Kotani
Fray Martin de la Ascención and his Theological Explanation of “Papal Military Exercise Rights”blank icon・・・・・・Hirofumi Takahashi
No.2 July 2016
The dynamic transformation of the German aircraft industry under the Treaty of Versailles: Prerequisites of the Nazi secret rearmamentblank icon・・・・・・Michiteru Nagamine
Military and civil aviation: the failure of disarmament caused by the aviation problem during the interwar periodblank icon・・・・・・Kaori Takada
The production of Russian small arms ammunition in Britain and America during the First World War: With special reference to Greenwood & Batley Ltd. and Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co.blank icon・・・・・・Sho Takayanagi
In preparation for the Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty: Key issues at the First Conference of States Parties and thereafterblank icon・・・・・・Tamara Enomoto
No.1 January 2016
Research Institute for the History of Global Arms Transfer： its purpose and approachblank icon・・・・・・Katsuhiko Yokoi
War, Peace and Economy: a reflection on "Japan" in 2015blank icon・・・・・・Tomoji Onozuka
Global Jihadi Network and Its Impact on the Changing World Orderblank icon・・・・・・Tetsuya Sahara
Arms Transfer Control and Ideas of Order： The Case of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)blank icon・・・・・・Tamara Enomoto