Okinawa

Great Power Competition and the Keystone of the Pacific

AvRa Mason

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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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. 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-01-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt:278 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Flashpoints
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Agenda Publishing
ISBN:9781788217859

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Ra Mason is Sasakawa Associate Professor of International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy at the University of East Anglia. He has held visiting posts at the University of the Ryukyus (Okinawa), Tohku University, Ritsumeikan University and Meio University.

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This thought-provoking book dives deep into the complex politics of the Okinawa Islands, a Japanese possession on the frontlines of one of the world’s geostrategic hotspots... Mason's arguments merit serious consideration

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction2. Social identities, pacifism and power politics3. Tracing the money trail4. Okinawa as an international flashpoint5. Okinawa's fight for a secure future