Iain D. Henry

Reliability and Alliance Interdependence (eBook, ePUB)

The United States and Its Allies in Asia, 1949-1969

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Produktbeschreibung

In Reliability and Alliance Interdependence, Iain D. Henry argues for a more sophisticated approach to alliance politics and ideas of interdependence.

It is often assumed that if the United States failed to defend an ally, then this disloyalty would instantly and irrevocably damage US alliances across the globe. Henry proposes that such damage is by no means inevitable and that predictions of disaster are dangerously simplistic. If other allies fear the risks of military escalation more than the consequences of the United States abandoning an ally, then they will welcome, encourage, and even praise such an instance of disloyalty. It is also often assumed that alliance interdependence only constrains US policy options, but Henry shows how the United States can manipulate interdependence to set an example of what constitutes acceptable allied behavior.

Using declassified documents, Henry explores five case studies involving US alliances with South Korea, Japan, the Republic of China, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand. Reliability and Alliance Interdependence makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of how America's alliances in Asia function as an interdependent system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781501763069
• Artikelnr.: 62343506

Autorenporträt

Iain D. Henry is Senior Lecturer at the Strategic and Defense Studies Centre at Australian National University. Follow him on X @IainDHenry.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Alliances, Reliability, and Interdependence 2. Forming Alliances in Asia, 1949
1951 3. Unleashing and Re
leashing Chiang Kai
shek, 1953
1954 4. Allies Encourage Limits on US Loyalty to Formosa, 1954
1955 5. Revision of the U.S.
Japan Alliance, 1955
1960 6. Negotiating the Reversion of Okinawa, 1967
1969 Conclusion