Dubious deterrence in the East China Sea

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Resnick, Evan
• مؤلفون آخرون: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• التنسيق: Commentary
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2016
• الموضوعات: Conflict and Stability; Country and Region Studies
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82128; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39860
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

During his recent visit to Tokyo, President Obama declared that the US-Japan alliance covers the contested Senkaku/Diaoyu islands. Unfortunately, the president's deterrent strategy towards Beijing will place the US in a nightmarish predicament should either Japan or China initiate hostilities a...