Evacuation from Afghanistan: A Case of Japan

• In Event: Invasion of, and Withdrawal from, Afghanistan: Impacts on Domestic and Foreign Public Opinion

Brief Overview

This paper tests a variety of hypotheses related to alliance commitment, casualty sensitivity, and civilian control by using an online survey experiment fielded in Japan during the actual evacuation operation from Afghanistan in August 2021.

Authors

• Takako Hikotani, Gakushuin University

• Yusaku Horiuchi, Dartmouth College

• Atsushi Tago, Waseda University