Micronesia and the Postwar Remaking of the Asia Pacific
An American Lake
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132261 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimie Hara (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Publication date | 2007-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466007021663 |
| OpenAlex | W4410181489 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The post-war Asia-Pacific witnessed many conflicts involving major regional players. These include the divided Korean Peninsula, the Cross-Taiwan Strait problem, and the sovereignty disputes over the Southern Kuriles/"Northern Territories", and the Tokdo/Takeshima, Diaoyu/Senkaku, and Spratly/Nansha islands. These and others, such as the ongoing Okinawa problem, emblematic of the large US military presence in the region, and the US-imposed outcomes in Micronesia, all share an important common foundation in the post-war disposition of Japan, notably the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty. Prepared and signed by multiple countries under US initiative, this treaty largely framed the postwar political and security order in the region, and with its associated security arrangements, laid the foundation for the regional Cold War structure, namely the "San Francisco System
Asia pacific · Economic history · Ethnology · Geography · Political science · History · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |