Abstract Introduction The Limits of a Neorealist Explanation The Limits of Unit Level Variables The Limited Problem Solver Organization Theory The Development of japan's Economically-Oriented SOPs LPS Model and Japan's Security Policy Case Study: 1973-74 Middle East Oil Embargo Case Study: Iranian Kidnapping of American Diplomats Case Study: 1990-91 Iraq War Case Study: Cambodia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Golan Heights and East Timor Case Study: Afghanistanflraq Case Study: North Korean Nuclear and Missile Programs Conclusion References