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A neoclassical realist model of overconfidence and the Japan–Soviet Neutrality Pact in 1941

International Relations

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Abstract

International Relations, Ahead of Print.
Why did Japan conclude the Japan–Soviet Neutrality Pact in 1941, even though it knew the German-Soviet relations were deteriorating and heading towards a disastrous war? Under the Tripartite Pact, it would be irrational for Japan to approach the USSR, ...