Okinawa is a tiny island of huge geopolitical importance. Located between the tip of Japan’s mainland and Taiwan, it hosts key US military bases, which have played a contested and controversial role on the island. In addition, the sovereignty of some of Okinawa’s outlying territory is disputed by China and its future is tied closely to the competing strategies over Taiwan. It is also a potential target for North Korean missiles aimed at American military assets on the islands. I...
Daftar Isi
1. Introduction
2. Social identities, pacifism and power politics
3. Tracing the money trail
4. Okinawa as an international flashpoint
5. Okinawa’s fight for a secure future
Tentang Penulis
Ra Mason is Sasakawa Associate Professor of International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy at the University of East Anglia.
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