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Okinawa

Great Power Competition and the Keystone of the Pacific

Ra Mason author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Agenda Publishing

Publishing:30th Jan '25

£24.99

This title is due to be published on 30th January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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Okinawa is a tiny island of huge geopolitical importance. Located between the tip of Japan’s mainland and Taiwan, it hosts several major US military bases, which have played a contested and controversial role on the island. 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.

ISBN: 9781788217859

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

176 pages