Okinawa is a tiny island of huge geopolitical importance. Located between the tip of Japan’s mainland and Taiwan, it hosts several major US military bases, which have played a contested and controversial role on the island. 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. In this short and revealing book, Ra Mason explores why and how this island paradise and the waters around it could trigger great power conflict.
Inhoudsopgave
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
Over de auteur
Ra Mason is Associate Professor of International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy at the University of East Anglia.
Meer e-boeken van dezelfde auteur (s) / Editor
118.237 E-boeken in deze categorie
