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This book sheds light on the mechanisms of base politics that
surround US overseas military bases, comparing several countries
across different regions. Analysing cases from Japan, Greenland,
Germany, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Singapore,
the contributors paint a detailed and complex picture of the role
and impact of US bases. In times of war they project military
power, and in times of peace they deter the emergence of general
and latent threats. Furthermore, they are used to secure access to
resources, and as a means of politically and economically
influencing small and mid-size countries. From the viewpoint of the
countries that host them, military bases allow the host many
benefits of the US security umbrella, but can cause internal
problems, including accidents and noise pollution that accompany
the functioning of a base, as well as constraining their own
sovereignty. Military bases do not simply serve to bring America
strategic and security benefits - as symbols of the hierarchical
structure of the international system, they influence power
relations in the entire world. An invaluable resource for scholars
of International Relations with an interest in the practical and
theoretical challenges of the US's relationship with its allies.
This book sheds light on the mechanisms of base politics that
surround US overseas military bases, comparing several countries
across different regions. Analysing cases from Japan, Greenland,
Germany, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Singapore,
the contributors paint a detailed and complex picture of the role
and impact of US bases. In times of war they project military
power, and in times of peace they deter the emergence of general
and latent threats. Furthermore, they are used to secure access to
resources, and as a means of politically and economically
influencing small and mid-size countries. From the viewpoint of the
countries that host them, military bases allow the host many
benefits of the US security umbrella, but can cause internal
problems, including accidents and noise pollution that accompany
the functioning of a base, as well as constraining their own
sovereignty. Military bases do not simply serve to bring America
strategic and security benefits - as symbols of the hierarchical
structure of the international system, they influence power
relations in the entire world. An invaluable resource for scholars
of International Relations with an interest in the practical and
theoretical challenges of the US's relationship with its allies.
This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor
of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure
participation in the national security of Denmark. By focusing on
the case of the US Thule Air Base in Greenland, the largest
military base in the Arctic, the authors endeavor to show that in
the relationship between great powers, small countries and local
actors within them, it is possible for local actors (sub-national
entities) to have an influence on higher-level actors in the field
of diplomacy on the national security level. For that purpose, the
book examines political trends involving Greenland, Denmark, the US
and Russia by using the multilateral multi-archive approach. The
authors also take up the cases of Okinawa (Japan) and Olongapo (the
Philippines) as reference points that provide additional insight
into the interaction between the US policy regarding overseas
military bases and the host countries' polities. The competition
involving political and economic interests of a number of countries
in the Arctic region has been intensifying in recent years, causing
significant concern in the international community. Due to the
accelerated melting of sea ice and the increase in the
accessibility of natural resources and water lanes, the security
situation in the Arctic has been changing rapidly, and this book
helps meet the need for understanding the political and military
factors behind those changes.
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