NBR just released a new Q&A with Jennifer Lind (Dartmouth College) that explores how tensions related to the U.S. military presence in Okinawa have affected the U.S.-Japan security alliance. A link to the full interview and a summary are below:

"Okinawa and the Future of the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance"

Q&A with Jennifer Lind, Dartmouth College

Link: http://m.nbr.org/IO8X9m

SUMMARY

Over the past decades, the U.S. military presence in Okinawa, Japan, has at times strained an otherwise healthy U.S.-Japan relationship. Last month's announcement of the removal of 9,000 U.S. troops from Okinawa demonstrates both governments' attempts to alleviate this sore spot in the alliance. However, larger, more pressing issues such as the relocation of the Futenma airbase still remain to be resolved.

NBR asked Jennifer Lind (Dartmouth College) to discuss the underlying domestic factors that shape the conflict surrounding the U.S. military presence in Okinawa and how this continuing tension could affect the future of U.S.-Japan security relations.

Read the full interview to learn more about:
- How Okinawa's citizens regard the presence of U.S.
troops in their community
- The issues at stake over the possible relocation of the Futenma airbase
- What key factors that could help strengthen the U.S.-Japan alliance

Link: http://m.nbr.org/IO8X9m

Tracy Timmons-Gray
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Seattle, WA

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