History, International & World Politics, Political Science, National & International Security, International Relations 

During the cold war the US-Japan alliance was at the core of American presence power, and prestige in the Asia –pacific region. When the cold war ended, many questioned whether the alliance will continue in serve US and Japanese interest. In the late 1990s, the United States and japan answered that question with a formal reaffirmation of the security treaty and the upgrading of bilateral guidelines for defense cooperation. But the alliance has also faced new challenges: domestic opposition to U.S, bases in Okinawa; Chinese criticism of a stronger U.S-Japan security relationship; and growing international frustration with japan economic policies. The alliance remains crucial to both nation interest, but the management bilateral security tie has become far more complex.
The U.S. Japan alliance has faced new challenges: domestic opposition to U.S. bases in Okinawa; Chinese criticism of a stronger U.S.-Japan security relationship; and growing international frustration with Japan's economic policies. The alliance remains crucial to both nations' interests, but the management of bilateral security ties has become more complex. The U.S.-Japan Alliance explains the inner workings of that alliance and recommends new approaches to sustain this critical bilateral security relationship. The authors are scholars and practitioners who understand where the alliance came from, how it is managed, and the strategic decisions that will have to be made in the future. The volume is divided into four sections: the role of the alliance in the context of the East Asian strategic environment; the bilateral military relationship; the domestic politics of the alliance in both Japan and the United States; and the economic dimension of the security relationship. The volume concludes with the editors' recommended agenda for the future of the alliance. 

The U.S. Japan alliance has faced new challenges: domestic opposition to U.S. bases in Okinawa; Chinese criticism of a stronger U.S.-Japan security relationship; and growing international frustration with Japan's economic policies. The alliance remains crucial to both nations' interests, but the management of bilateral security ties has become more complex. The U.S.-Japan Alliance explains the inner workings of that alliance and recommends new approaches to sustain this critical bilateral security relationship. The authors are scholars and practitioners who understand where the alliance came from, how it is managed, and the strategic decisions that will have to be made in the future. The volume is divided into four sections: the role of the alliance in the context of the East Asian strategic environment; the bilateral military relationship; the domestic politics of the alliance in both Japan and the United States; and the economic dimension of the security relationship. The volume concludes with the editors' recommended agenda for the future of the alliance. - from Amzon 

CONTENTS
Section one: the strategic Environment
1. The Eagle Eyes the Pacific: American Foreign Policy
Options in the East Asia after the cold war……………………………………………P 3
Richard J. Samuels and Christopher P. Twomey
2. China, Japan and the United States………………………………………………….P 21
James Przystup
3. Waiting for Godot? Northeast Asia Future Shock and
The U.S-Japan alliance……………………………………………………………………………P 42
Robert A. Manning
Section Two: The Military Bond
4. The Evaluation of Military Cooperation in the U.S-Japan Alliance………P 69
Sheila A. Smith
5. Managing the new U.S- Japan security Alliance: Enhancing structures and mechanisms to address post- cold war Requirement……………………………… P 94
Paul S. Giarra and Akihisa Nagashima
6. U.S Bases in Japan: Historical Background and innovative Approaches to Maintaining Strategic Presence………………………………………………………………..P 114
Paul S. Giarra
7. Can Eagle and Cranes Flock Together? U.S and Japanese Approaches to multilateral Security After the cold war……………………………………………………P 139
8. The Alliance implication of Theater Missile Defence…………………………….P 170
Patrick M. Cronin, Paul S. Giarra, and Michael J. Green
Section three: The Politics of the Alliance
9. Alliance Politics and Japan Post war Culture of Anti militarism…………..P 189
Thomas U. Berger
10. The Alliance and Post-war Political Realignment in Japan………………..P 208
W. Lee Howell
Section four: Economic, Technology and Security
11. Economic and Security: A Conceptual Framework……………………………P 231
Mike M. Mocchizuki
12. Whither Trade and Security? A Historical Perspective………………………P 247
12. Whither Trade and Security? A Historical Perspective………………………P 247
Laura Stone
13. U.S-Japan Armaments Cooperation…………………………………………………...P 268
Gregg A. Rubinstein
14. The Technology Factor in U.S-Japan Security Relations………………………P 286
Michael Chinworth
Conclusion: From Reaffirmation to Redefinition- An
Agenda for the future………………………………………………………………………………...P 311
Patrick M. Cronin, and Michael J. Green