商品簡介
The purpose of this work is to identify the US involvement in East Asia and Pacific region with the reference to the US - Japan Security relations. The containment policy and the US dominant power in post-World War II marked amity relations with Japan to address the US policy concerns in East Asia. Okinawa Island performed a strategic role to address the shared security concerns by two countries during the Cold War. The book examined the common security concerns and the significant strategic use of Okinawa island by the US. The research examines the changing patterns of the US - Japan security relations in 21st century endeavor to protect American presence in East Asia and Pacific region to maintain the Balance of Power and counter the rising China. The tension over the Korean peninsula, Chinese maritime activities and traditional - nontraditional security uncertainties, emerging national interests of the US: energy and oil politics, maritime supremacy, regional stability, promote an American democracy and values, deter the Korean nukes and the US, Japan and China trilateral behavior distinct the changing patterns of the US - Japan Security relations in 21st century.
