In the history of the US-Japan alliance, the so-called Okinawa problem-how to alleviate the burden of Okinawa's hosting of over seventy-five percent of US forces in Japan-remains to be one of the toughest alliance management issues for US and Japanese policymakers. Over the past two years, twleve experts on the US-Japan alliance have met periodically to discuss the various strategic and political aspects of this unique relationship, with special attention paid to the unusually large role Okinawa has played in housing US troops in Japan. Analyzing US force realignments in the Asia-Pacific region that have been ongoing as part of the Global Posture Review (GPR), Strategic Yet Strained: US Force Realignment in Japan and its Effects on Okinawa is a culmination of these conversations, providing a comprehensive overview of where the US-Japan alliance has been, where it is now, and where it will be going in the future. With six Japanese researchers and six American perspectives, Strategic Yet Strained offers rare insight into how the complicated relationships of Washington, Tokyo, and the local government of Okinawa affect the Us-Japan alliance and the entire security of East Asia.

Strategic Yet Strained: US Force Realignment in Japan and its Effects on Okinawa

Tsuneo, Watanabe

Eric Heginbotham

Scott A. Snyder

Yuki Tatsumi

Derek J. Mitchell

Koji Murata

L. Gordon Flake

Takashi Kawakami

Sugio Takahashi

Weston S. Konishi

Yuji Uesugi

Robert D. Eldridge

Arthur Lord

Stimson Center

<p>This book demonstrates how to transition from today's world of rising nuclear dangers to an international stystem that has become more secure by divesting itself of all nuclear weapons. The obstacles blocking this transition can be overcome with solutions that are well within the means of governments, most of which have precedent in treaties and state practices, and have already been proven to enhance the security of the United States and other countries.</p>

Elements of a Nuclear Disarmament Treaty

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Barry M. Blechman

Alexander K. Bollfrass

<p>National Perspectives on Nuclear Disarmament is an insightful appraisal of the geo-political obstacles to global disarmament. Leading authorities on specific countries' nuclear decision-making evaluate how nations would react to a serious effort for multilateral nuclear disarmament, bypassing the platitudes exchanged by diplomats in public forums. The results show that with hard work by governments, compensating security arrangements, and a measure of luck, nuclear disarmament is a viable endeavor.</p>

National Perspectives on Nuclear Disarmament

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