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Kawana Lab
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A lab that uncovers how power works in international politics by studying the dynamics of U.S. military bases overseas.
AboutAbout the lab
Moving between the abstract and the concrete in international politics
Kawana Lab analyzes the dynamics of the overseas base system to clarify the mechanisms of power in international politics.
Its specialty is U.S. overseas basing policy, and it studies U.S. bases in Japan and in Okinawa through a historical approach.
Using the perspectives of international politics and security studies, the lab considers questions about bases from both abstract and concrete angles.
The professor has written books such as U.S. Military Bases in Japan, The Rise and Fall of Bases, and Why Does the Base Have to Be in Okinawa?
Key terms
- overseas bases
- Military outposts that a country maintains outside its own territory. U.S. bases in Japan are an example.
- security
- A framework for thinking about how to protect the safety of a country and its people against external threats.
- international politics
- A field that deals with how power and interests operate within relations between states.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab works to clarify the mechanisms of power in international politics through dynamic analysis of the overseas base system. Specializing in U.S. overseas basing policy, it studies U.S. bases in Japan and in Okinawa through a historical approach.
*Illustrative imageThe Other Face of U.S. Bases in Japan
Some U.S. bases in Japan also serve as bases for the “United Nations Command,” which was established during the Korean War. Using historical documents, the lab traces how these UN Command bases remained after the U.S.-China rapprochement and how they affected the negotiations over Okinawa's reversion.
*Illustrative imageWhy Are Bases Concentrated in Okinawa?
Why are U.S. bases concentrated in Okinawa, and why has Futenma Air Station not been returned? By looking at base functions such as runways, and by comparing with bases in other countries, the lab clarifies how decisions about base placement are made.
MembersFaculty
- Program-Specific Professor川名 晋史
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Kadena Air Base 20100526” Sonata(talk / Contributions) at the Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- The Other Face of U.S. Bases in Japan: “Yokota Air Base - Control Tower - 2011” U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen / Public domain (cropped)
- Why Are Bases Concentrated in Okinawa?: “Marine Corps Air Station Futenma 20160720” Suikotei / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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