Two Dialogues on Defense Relationships between the United States and Japan (with Some Program Notes).

O. Gass

Expert InsightsPublished 1969

Of the opinion that the present (1969) defense relationship between the United States and Japan is not only worthless but even counterproductive, the author resorts to the use of dialogue as a means of exposing the essence of the U.S.-Japan complex through a confrontation of outlooks expressed in speaking parts. The differing views of the American and Japanese governments are revealed as opinions exchanged on three defense issues: the return of Okinawa, the withdrawal of all U.S. military installations from the principal home islands of Japan, and the continuation of the Japan-U.S. security treaty. Of particular interest is Japan's desire to abstain from commitments that could involve her in "distant political objectives," her assessment of the roles of the USSR and China in Asia, and her reluctance to assume an enlarged responsibility for the stability and security of east Asia during the 1970s. 72 pp.

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