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The influence of sub-state actors on national security : using military bases to forge autonomy / Minori Takahashi, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Springer polar sciences
- Springer Polar Sciences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Security, International.
- Military bases, American.
- Politics and government.
- Military bases.
- Military policy.
- Arctic regions--Military policy.
- Arctic regions.
- Military bases--Politics and government.
- Military bases, American--Politics and government.
- Security, International--Arctic regions.
- Security, International--Greenland.
- Thule Air Base (Greenland).
- Arctic Regions.
- Greenland.
- Greenland--Thule Air Base.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 140 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
- Summary:
- This book sheds light on the process in which the sub-state actor of Greenland has expanded its autonomy and strengthened its de jure participation in the national security of Denmark. By focusing on the case of the US Thule Air Base in Greenland, the largest military base in the Arctic, the authors endeavor to show that in the relationship between great powers, small countries and local actors within them, it is possible for local actors (sub-national entities) to have an influence on higher-level actors in the field of diplomacy on the national security level. For that purpose, the book examines political trends involving Greenland, Denmark, the US and Russia by using the multilateral multi-archive approach. The authors also take up the cases of Okinawa (Japan) and Olongapo (the Philippines) as reference points that provide additional insight into the interaction between the US policy regarding overseas military bases and the host countries' polities. The competition involving political and economic interests of a number of countries in the Arctic region has been intensifying in recent years, causing significant concern in the international community. Due to the accelerated melting of sea ice and the increase in the accessibility of natural resources and water lanes, the security situation in the Arctic has been changing rapidly, and this book helps meet the need for understanding the political and military factors behind those changes.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Influence of Sub-state Actors on National Security / Minori Takahashi
- Base Politics and the Hold-up Problem / Shinji Kawana
- Greenland's Quest for Autonomy and the Political Dynamics Surrounding the Thule Air Base / Minori Takahashi
- How Have the U.S. Interests in Greenland Changed?: Reconstructing the Perceived Value of Thule Air Base After the Cold War / Kousuke Saitou
- Russia's Military Build-Up in the Arctic: Russia's Threat Perception and its Military Strategy in the Arctic Region / Yu Koizumi
- Okinawa's Search for Autonomy and Tokyo's Commitment to the Japan-U.S. Alliance / Shinn Hateruma
- The Political Dynamics and Impacts Surrounding Subic Naval Base in the Philippines / Ayae Shimizu
- Conclusion: The Political Choices of Sub-state Actors and the Politics Surrounding U.S. Military Bases / Minori Takahashi.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 3030016765
- 9783030016760
- OCLC:
- 1050598950
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