Okinawa: Great Power Competition and the Keystone of the Pacific

Ra Mason

doi:10.1017/9781788217866

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.

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Great Power Competition and the Keystone of the Pacific

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

Maps
pp ix-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-20

2 - Social identities, pacifism and power politics
pp 21-56

3 - Tracing the money trail
pp 57-84

4 - Okinawa as an international flashpoint
pp 85-108

5 - Okinawa’s fight for a flashpoint-free future
pp 109-128

Glossary
pp 129-130

Further reading
pp 131-138

References
pp 139-152

Index
pp 153-157

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