Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia
Formal and informal modifications to the US-Japan Alliance have expanded the value the Alliance operational structure delivers in support of US and Japanese national and combined naval activities in Southeast Asia. This article analyzes how the Alliance now serves as an increasingly powerful force m...
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| description | Formal and informal modifications to the US-Japan Alliance have expanded the value the Alliance operational structure delivers in support of US and Japanese national and combined naval activities in Southeast Asia. This article analyzes how the Alliance now serves as an increasingly powerful force multiplier which magnifies the capabilities, efficiency, and impact of the two allies' naval activities in Southeast Asia. Unlike previous studies on the role of the United States or Japan in the region, it focuses on the evolving functionality of the Alliance operational structure. The article systematically discusses how the evolving nature of the Alliance operational structure is enabling it to provide expanded support for Southeast Asian maritime security in five areas: basing, combined operations, partnerships and access, extra-regional coordination, and cooperative capacity-building. Those evaluations enable discussions of prospects for US and Japanese initiatives in Southeast Asia. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1635402023-03-05T17:24:07Z Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia Bradford, John S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Military and naval science Maritime Security Southeast Asia Formal and informal modifications to the US-Japan Alliance have expanded the value the Alliance operational structure delivers in support of US and Japanese national and combined naval activities in Southeast Asia. This article analyzes how the Alliance now serves as an increasingly powerful force multiplier which magnifies the capabilities, efficiency, and impact of the two allies' naval activities in Southeast Asia. Unlike previous studies on the role of the United States or Japan in the region, it focuses on the evolving functionality of the Alliance operational structure. The article systematically discusses how the evolving nature of the Alliance operational structure is enabling it to provide expanded support for Southeast Asian maritime security in five areas: basing, combined operations, partnerships and access, extra-regional coordination, and cooperative capacity-building. Those evaluations enable discussions of prospects for US and Japanese initiatives in Southeast Asia. Published version 2022-12-08T08:24:47Z 2022-12-08T08:24:47Z 2022 Journal Article Bradford, J. (2022). Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia. Asian Survey, 62(4), 666-694. https://dx.doi.org/10.1525/as.2022.1651914 0004-4687 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163540 10.1525/as.2022.1651914 2-s2.0-85135741781 4 62 666 694 en Asian Survey © 2022 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Asian Survey and is made available with permission of The Regents of the University of California. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Military and naval science Maritime Security Southeast Asia Bradford, John Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia |
| title | Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia |
| title_full | Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia |
| title_fullStr | Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia |
| title_short | Force multiplier: US-Japan Alliance modernization and maritime Southeast Asia |
| title_sort | force multiplier us japan alliance modernization and maritime southeast asia |
| topic | Social sciences::Military and naval science Maritime Security Southeast Asia |
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