Open AccessNew Trends in the Development of the US-Japan Military and Political Relations
Author(s) -
Дмитрий Викторович Стрельцов
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vestnik mgimo-universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9099
pISSN - 2071-8160
DOI - 10.24833/2071-8160-2012-6-27-54-60
Subject(s) - summit , relocation , ballistic missile , alliance , procurement , politics , political science , operations research , missile , engineering , geography , law , management , economics , aerospace engineering , computer science , cartography , programming language
The article examines recent trends in the development of the US-Japan political and defense alliance, including the sphere of operational planning and coordination. A special attention is drawn to the problem of interaction between the two countries in the area of Ballistic Missile Defense, the problem of procurement American fighters F-35, as well as the issue of relocation of the Futemma base in Okinawa. The author reviews the results of the recent US-Japan Summit, held in Washington on April 30, 2012.