Talk:Anglo-Japanese Alliance

message: I've expanded this article quite a lot, so I'm going to ask for it to be reviewed.  Hope you like it!  Rupa zero (talk) 15:04, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article expanded 

message: I think the article needs more explanation as to the value of the alliance in keeping the French out of any war between Russia and Japan. To an uninformed reader it is not apparent why this would have meant very much in Japanese calculations or the Russo-Japanese war.
The article should flesh out more background on the Balance of Power in East Asia at the time, particularly the role of the French Navy in East Asia and Indo-China, and how by getting the British to tie the French down with the "at war with two powers" formula, it swung the naval Balance of Power in East Asia in Japan's favour (though it was not until after the results of the Russo-Japanese war that any power other than Japan realised by how much).
It's one of the best history articles I've read on wikipedia btw, very informative, accurate and concise. 58.173.49.252 (talk) 03:17, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Keeping the French Navy out of the Russo-Japanese War 

message: Another addition to the article is Germany's silent role in Britain breaking its splendid isolation and forming the alliance. Germany (who also had interests in China) refused to play the role of checking Russian encroachment in China. Germany's Chinese interests were outweighed by its European ones, it would not fight a war at home against Russia, who would be joined by France, for the sake of largely British interests in China. So the British turned to Japan to play the role and turn the Balance of Power in East Asia against Russia. 58.173.49.252 (talk) 04:47, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Breaking the Splendid Isolation and Germany's silent role 

message: Another small addition is the ending of the Boer War, which freed up the British Navy previously occupied in Southern Africa and enabled them to counter the French Navy in Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean against any move on Egypt, giving Britain the ability to sign and fulfil the terms of the alliance should the at war with two powers eventuate. During the Boer War any alliance was effectively impossible because the British were not confident they could have defeated the French and Russian Navies without endangering at least some of its empire/interests whilst occupied in Africa. 58.173.49.252 (talk) 04:47, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ending of the Boer War 

message: The article could flesh out Britain's interests in countering Russia by placing it into the context of Russia threatening Britain's interests all over Asia and the Near East. Britain had interests in the Straights (Ottoman Empire), Persia, Afghanistan/India and China that Russia also had ambitions on. Using Japan to counter Russian ambitions in East Asia was part of a global British policy of countering Russia since the Crimean War, i.e. the Great Game. 58.173.49.252 (talk) 04:47, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Countering Russia in Context - The Great Game 

message: The "1905 and 1911" section says "Japan appeared to support Indian nationalism, tolerating visits by figures such as Rash Behari Bose." Bose was 19 in 1905 and he didn't go to Japan until 1915.--Grahame (talk) 02:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Rash Behari Bose