U.S. Indo-Pacific Command : implications for East Asia / / edited by Motohiro Tsuchiya, Denny Roy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910629298503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 981-19-5268-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (183 pages)
• Collana: Evidence-Based Approaches to Peace and Conflict Studies ; ; v.12
• Disciplina: 354.81150006
• Soggetti: International economic relations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Organization and History of the Unified Commands of the United States -- 1.1 From "Pacific Command" to "Indo-Pacific Command" -- 1.2 Formation of Unified Commands -- 1.3 Goldwater-Nichols Act -- 1.4 Positioning of Pacific Command -- 1.5 U.S.-led Liberal International Order and Indo-Pacific Command -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- 2 America's Deep Rationale for INDOPACOM -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 How the USA Became a "Resident Asian Power" -- 2.3 Persistence of the Deep Rationale -- 2.4 The Rationale Under Challenge -- References -- 3 Hawaii and Pacific Command: Historical Backdrop and Civil Society of Hawaii, Home of Pacific Command Headquarters -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Hawaii as the Central Pillar of Cooperative Military Interaction in the Pacific Ocean -- 3.3 Hawaii's Path to Becoming a Geographic Unified Combatant Command Hub -- 3.4 Distinguished World War II Service by Japanese from Hawaii -- 3.5 Headquarters of Four Military Branches Located in Hawaii -- 3.6 The Hawaiian Economy and the Presence of the Military -- 3.7 Conclusion -- References -- 4 INDOPACOM and the Pentagon -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Biggest Is not Necessarily Most Prestigious -- 4.3 INDOPACOM-Pentagon Tensions -- 4.4 INDOPACOM, the Pentagon and Japan -- References -- 5 The Japan Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Unique Conditions of the JSDF and Their Background -- 5.2.1 The Establishment of a New ; Constitution and the Impact of the Cold War -- 5.2.2 The Establishment of the JSDF -- 5.3 Changes in the Security Relationship Between Japan and the United States and the Strengthening of the Japan-U.S. Alliance -- 5.3.1 Signing and Revision of the First Security Treaty -- 5.3.2 Features of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.; 5.3.3 Formulating the 1978 Guidelines-Facilitating Bilateral Operations -- 5.3.4 Guideline Revision-Formulating the 1997 Guidelines -- 5.3.5 Results of and Lessons from Operation Tomodachi After the Great East Japan Earthquake (a.k.a. the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake) -- 5.4 Implementing New Security Arrangements -- 5.4.1 Revising Security Policy in the Second Abe Administration -- 5.4.2 The 2015 Guidelines and Security Legislation -- 5.5 The Current State of Collaboration Between the JSDF and PACOM -- 5.5.1 Ongoing Developments in Japan-U.S. Bilateral Training -- 5.5.2 Posting Japanese Liaison Officials to PACOM -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Korean Peninsula and Indo-Pacific Command -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Security Structure on the Korean Peninsula: Pacific Command and Defense of the ROK -- 6.3 Special Position of the Commander of United States Forces Korea: A "Triple-Hatted" Commander -- 6.4 U.S.-ROK Military Exercises and PACOM -- 6.5 Preparations for a Contingency on Korean Peninsula: Establishment of an Operational Plan -- 6.6 USFJ and the Korean Peninsula: The Role of UNC-Rear -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- 7 China and Pacific Command: The Course of Hegemony in the Indo-Pacific Region -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Two Taiwan Strait Crises -- 7.3 Changes to PACOM's Recognition of Threats from China -- 7.4 PACOM as Supporter of a "Tacit Alliance" Between the United States and China -- 7.5 Aftermath of the Tiananmen Square Incident and the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis -- 7.6 China's Counter-Intervention Strategy and PACOM -- 7.7 Conclusion -- 8 Taiwan and Pacific Command -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 History of Pacific Command and Taiwan -- 8.3 Severing of Relations Between the United States and Taiwan and the Taiwan Relations Act -- 8.4 Sale of Arms to Taiwan and the Six Assurances.; 8.5 Shift After Severing of Ties Between the United States and Taiwan -- 8.6 Taiwan and Pacific Command During the Taiwan Strait Emergencies -- 8.6.1 Saturation Attacks with Ballistic Missiles -- 8.6.2 Repairing of Runways -- 8.6.3 Air Superiority Strategies -- 8.7 Growing Collaboration Between the Pacific Command and the ROC Armed Forces Under the Trump Administration -- 8.8 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Joint Operations and Indo-Pacific Command: Development and Implementation of the Multi-Domain Battle Concept -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Changes in the Operational Environment Surrounding INDOPACOM -- 9.3 What is the Multi-Domain Battle Concept? -- 9.4 The Western Pacific and the MDB Concept -- 9.5 Implications for Japan's National Security -- References -- Afterword -- Speech by Admiral Harry Harris -- Index.