Kristi Govella
Biographic Data
| ID | 1245951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristi Govella |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristi |
| FAMILY NAME | Govella |
| SIGNATURE | GOVELLA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0579-0748 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Undersea cables and the extension of empire
This article examines the history of undersea cables from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. How did geopolitics affect cable construction historically? What parallels exist in the present day? Drawing on new archival data and Japanese-language sources, the article examines case studies of Britain, Japan, and the United States to demonstrate how the construction of cable networks was historically shaped by rising powers seeking to conn…
Undersea cables, geoeconomics, and security in the Indo-Pacific
South Korea’s Engagement in Asian Regional Outer Space Institutions
Reliability and Alliance Interdependence
Alliances have long been a core topic in the study and practice of international security, and much scholarship has focused on the drivers and dynamics of the US hub-and-spokes system of bilateral alliances in Asia. How, if at all, are alliances interdependent? In his new book, Iain D. Henry answers this question by proposing an “audience alliance effect theory” consisting of three hypotheses. First, he argues that US allies monitor Washington's …
Avoiding and exploiting the tragedy of the commons
Economic rivals, security allies
This chapter traces the evolution of the US-Japan trade war from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s as it expanded beyond imports and exports to include broader macroeconomic, structural, and technological issues. Based on this analysis, it argues that the likelihood of trade conflict escalation increased as the perceived gap in relative economic power between Japan and the US decreased, as shared security interests and support for free trade norms …
China's challenge to the global commons
It is often predicted that rising powers such as China will seek to reshape the international order as they gain influence. Drawing on comparative analysis of the maritime and cyber domains, this article argues that China poses a challenge to the global commons because its actions reflect a pragmatic focus on national interest that that disrupts more collaborative conceptions of their governance. However, instead of directly rejecting existing re…
Japan in 2007
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a stunning defeat in the July 2007 upper house elections, creating an unprecedented situation in which the LDP-led coalition lost its majority in the upper house while retaining a two-thirds majority in the lower house. In this new environment of “divided government” Japanese style, the LDP and the opposition jockeyed for advantage in foreign and domestic policy debates while preparing for a crit…
Japan in 2007
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a stunning defeat in the July 2007 upper house elections, creating an unprecedented situation in which the LDP-led coalition lost its majority in the upper house while retaining a two-thirds majority in the lower house. In this new environment of “divided government” Japanese style, the LDP and the opposition jockeyed for advantage in foreign and domestic policy debates while preparing for a crit…
Japan in 2007
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered a stunning defeat in the July 2007 upper house elections, creating an unprecedented situation in which the LDP-led coalition lost its majority in the upper house while retaining a two-thirds majority in the lower house. In this new environment of “divided government” Japanese style, the LDP and the opposition jockeyed for advantage in foreign and domestic policy debates while preparing for a crit…
China's challenge to the global commons
It is often predicted that rising powers such as China will seek to reshape the international order as they gain influence. Drawing on comparative analysis of the maritime and cyber domains, this article argues that China poses a challenge to the global commons because its actions reflect a pragmatic focus on national interest that that disrupts more collaborative conceptions of their governance. However, instead of directly rejecting existing re…
Economic rivals, security allies
This chapter traces the evolution of the US-Japan trade war from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s as it expanded beyond imports and exports to include broader macroeconomic, structural, and technological issues. Based on this analysis, it argues that the likelihood of trade conflict escalation increased as the perceived gap in relative economic power between Japan and the US decreased, as shared security interests and support for free trade norms …
Avoiding and exploiting the tragedy of the commons
Reliability and Alliance Interdependence
Alliances have long been a core topic in the study and practice of international security, and much scholarship has focused on the drivers and dynamics of the US hub-and-spokes system of bilateral alliances in Asia. How, if at all, are alliances interdependent? In his new book, Iain D. Henry answers this question by proposing an “audience alliance effect theory” consisting of three hypotheses. First, he argues that US allies monitor Washington's …
Undersea cables and the extension of empire
This article examines the history of undersea cables from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. How did geopolitics affect cable construction historically? What parallels exist in the present day? Drawing on new archival data and Japanese-language sources, the article examines case studies of Britain, Japan, and the United States to demonstrate how the construction of cable networks was historically shaped by rising powers seeking to conn…
Undersea cables, geoeconomics, and security in the Indo-Pacific
South Korea’s Engagement in Asian Regional Outer Space Institutions
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Maritime Security and History (3 works) · China (2 works)