Description
Okinawa is a tiny island of huge geopolitical importance. Located between the tip of Japan's mainland and Taiwan, Okinawa's sovereignty is contested by China. It hosts several major US military bases, which have played a contested and controversial role on the island. Okinawa's future is tied closely to the competing strategies over Taiwan, as well as being framed as 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.
About the Author
Ra Mason is Associate Professor of International Relations and Japanese Foreign Policy at the University of East Anglia.
Book Information
ISBN 9781788217842
Author Ra Mason
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Agenda Publishing
Publisher Agenda Publishing
