U.S. GLOBAL POSTURE REVIEW AND THE JAPAN-U.S. NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE REALIGNMENT OF U.S. FORCES IN JAPAN
Journal Title: Impact Strategic - Year 2005, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Since the summer of 2003, many news articles have reported the negotiations between Japan and the U.S. over the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. This situation is not limited only to Japan. This realignment is part of a worldwide realignment of U.S. forces. The Bush administration declared to review the posture of the forward deployment forces in the Quadrennial Defense Review Report in 2001. This policy is called the Global Posture Review (GPR). The present posture of the forward deployed U.S. forces is a legacy of the Cold War that was arranged for competing with the Soviet threat, although the number of the forward deployed forces was reduced considerably.1 Given the changes of the strategic environment since the end of the Cold War, it is natural for the U.S. to review its posture. U.S. forces in Japan cannot be an exception. This article first describes the current posture of the U.S. forces in Japan, then explains the objectives of the realignament of U.S. forces, and finally examines the trend and the agendas of the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan.
Authors and Affiliations
Takeshi FUKUDA
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP107677
- DOI -
- Views 74
- Downloads 0
POSITION, INTERESTS AND STRATEGIC OPTIONS FOR CHINA IN THE 21st CENTURY
The state with the most impressive evolution from Asia-Pacific region is, obviously, China. China’s economic evolution during the last years was so spectacular, that it activated and it brought to attention of the entire...
POWER INDICATORS AND STRATEGIC INTENTIONS OF NORTH KOREA
Another country that has a surprising evolution in the Asia-Pacific region is North Korea as it survived to major challenges comming both from interior and from exterior (the crumbling of the Berlin Wall , the demise of...
THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM FROM THE EU PERSPECTIVE
The terrorist challenge has changed considerably over the past decade and likely will continue to evolve. Modern technology has enabled terrorist to plan and operate worldwide as never before. Terrorists work together in...
CAUCASUS EVENTS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE WIDER BLACK SEA AREA’S SECURITY
The Black Sea region passed through a multitude of cloudy periods: wars, frontier revisions, ethnical conflicts, political and economic crises, as well “coloured” revolutions. These events were always initiated local...
U.S. GLOBAL POSTURE REVIEW AND THE JAPAN-U.S. NEGOTIATIONS OVER THE REALIGNMENT OF U.S. FORCES IN JAPAN
Since the summer of 2003, many news articles have reported the negotiations between Japan and the U.S. over the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. This situation is not limited only to Japan. This realignment is pa...