The U. S. -Japan Security Alliance : Why It Matters and How to Strengthen It.

Cover -- THE U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY ALLIANCE -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Notes -- 1 Defense of Japan -- The Burdens of History -- Contemporary Examples -- U.S. and Japanese Interests -- Options for the Future -- Notes -- 2 The Korean Peninsula -- U.S. Interests -- Japanese Interests -- The Current Situation on the Peninsula -- Options for the Future -- A New Deal? -- The China Factor -- Notes -- 3 Taiwan -- U.S. and Japanese Interests -- Fear of Entrapment -- The Cross-Strait Situation -- Options for the Future -- Notes -- 4 China -- A Triangular Relationship -- U.S. Interests -- Japanese Interests -- Options for the Future -- Human Rights -- Energy and the Environment -- Notes -- 5 The East Asian Region -- U.S. and Japanese Interests in Russia -- U.S. and Japanese Interests in Southeast Asia -- Options for the Future -- Security Communities -- Humanitarian Activities -- U.S. Overstretch -- Notes -- 6 The Problem of Okinawa: A Shared Challenge -- Background -- The Burden -- Reducing the Impact -- Options for the Future -- Economic Development -- Discussing Why the Bases Matter -- Notes -- 7 Japanese and U.S. Challenges and Opportunities -- Japan's Dilemma -- Peacekeeping -- The Role of Japan's Self-Defense Forces -- America's Challenge -- America's Opportunity -- Notes -- 8 Opportunities for a Strengthened Alliance -- Strategic Dialogue -- A New Strategic Framework -- Theater Missile Defense -- China's Opposition -- Transnational and Multinational Cooperation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Interviews by the Author -- Tokyo -- Yokota Air Base -- Okinawa -- Taipei -- Seoul -- Singapore -- Conferences, Symposia, Seminars, Lectures, and Meetings -- Study Groups and Presentations -- Index -- About the Author.

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