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The National Historic Preservation Act: Preserving History, Impacting Foreign Relations?, Mark P. Nevitt

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the highest political leader in Japan, shook his head in disbelief. His tenure as Prime Minister had been tense, partly due to the ongoing question of a replacement airfield for the U.S. Marines in Futenma. A predecessor, Yukio Hatoyama, also suffered political fallout stemming from his reversal of a public promise to find a replacement location for the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station. Prior to the Hatoyama administration, the Japanese government had selected a new location for the Marine Air Station, a remote area far removed from the busy city of Okinawa in Henoko. Moving …

Defending The Environment: A Mission For The World's Militaries, Mark P. Nevitt

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Critics often fault the U.S. military for its environmental stewardship, and legal scholarship frequently highlights efforts by the military· to seek national security exemptions from various environmental laws and the military's poor cleanup record Yet the Department of Defense ("DoD '') is largely subject to and complies with the fall array of American environmental laws in the same manner and extent as any agency of the federal government. While the military 's environmental record is far from perfect, a comparative legal survey shows that the U.S. is at the relative forefront of effectively balancing environmental stewardship with national security.

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