Making decisions about U.S.-Japan security relations
Subtitle: toward a limited forward-deployment in the 21st century
By: Daniel T. Evans
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 81
Description: The end of the Cold War calls for new U.S. policies in Asia. To maintain stability and prosperity in the Asia      Pacific region, the U.S. needs to restructure its forward-deployed presence. This restructuring will satisfy both      domestic pressures and the security concerns of the countries in the region. The first part of this thesis will      examine the relationship between Japan and the U. S. from the end of World War II through the end of the      U.S.-Soviet Cold War and how this policy is developed within the United States. The next chapters will he      devoted to the external factors that influence the U.S.-Japan alliance including waning public opinion in Japan for      support of U.S. troops, the Asian economic crisis, and fears of Japanese militarism and of revived nationalism      within Japan. This thesis will suggest ways to calm these fears including the continued development of regional      security groups. Such measures represent a tremendous task which, if accomplished, will allow for the reduction      of the U.S. forces in the region without the creation of a power vacuum. This thesis argues in favor of a      reduction that gives primacy to U.S. naval forces in the region, which could serve to satisfy the above concerns.
Notes: "December 1998."

Thesis advisor(s): Edward A. Olsen.

Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 75-79)

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