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Maritime Security—The Architecture Of Japan’S Maritime-Security System In The East China Sea, Kentaro Furuya
Maritime Security—The Architecture Of Japan’S Maritime-Security System In The East China Sea, Kentaro Furuya
Naval War College Review
The security of Japan’s maritime borders is a top priority for the country’s government. The roles of the Japan Coast Guard and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force are paramount in these security operations as Japan navigates an international landscape in the East China Sea complicated by an emboldened China.
“They Were Playing Chicken”—The U.S. Asiatic Fleet’S Gray-Zone Deterrence Campaign Against Japan, 1937–40, Hunter Stires
“They Were Playing Chicken”—The U.S. Asiatic Fleet’S Gray-Zone Deterrence Campaign Against Japan, 1937–40, Hunter Stires
Naval War College Review
The current environment is not the first time the United States has faced a destabilizing challenge in the western Pacific. In 1937, Japanese forces in China undertook a campaign to expel U.S., British, and other Western interests from that country as part of imperial Japan’s effort to dominate East Asia. The gray-zone tactics used during the Japanese campaign of 1937–40, and the deterrence actions of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, can help shed light on the situation in the China Sea today.
Origins Of A “Ragged Edge”—U.S. Ambiguity On The Senkakus’ Sovereignty, Robert C. Watts Iv
Origins Of A “Ragged Edge”—U.S. Ambiguity On The Senkakus’ Sovereignty, Robert C. Watts Iv
Naval War College Review
In 1972, Japan regained administrative control of the Senkaku Islands following years of negotiations with the United States after World War II. However, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China already had made claims to these islands. The United States chose not to weigh in on the Senkakus’ sovereignty, leading to the tensions that have resurfaced today as the PRC asserts its dominance in the East China Sea and beyond.