Navigating sovereignty under a Cold War military industrial colonial complex
US military empire and Marshallese decolonization’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14800905 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lauren Hirshberg (Stanford University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-274 |
| Publication date | 2015-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-1512 • E-ISSN: 1477-2620 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07341512.2015.1126408 |
| OpenAlex | W2416811558 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
As World War II unsettled the global balance of power ushering in a wave of decolonization, the postwar period also saw the expansion of US military imperialism into Micronesia. In this central Pacific region, a new colonial era began rooted in US strategic concerns and mandated under a 1947 United Nations Trusteeship Agreement. During the Cold War, the United States buttressed its nuclear arsenal by testing its deadliest weapons of mass destruction (nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile) in the Marshall Islands, residing on the eastern edge of Micronesia. This weapons testing program would inform Marshallese struggles towards self-determination, ultimately shaping the contours of Marshallese sovereignty as the region achieved formal decolonization through a Compact of Free Association in 1986
Ancient history · Cold war · Colonialism · Decolonization · Economic history · Empire · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Sovereignty · World War II · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |