کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1062222 947944 2011 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The US military base network and contemporary colonialism: Power projection, resistance and the quest for operational unilateralism
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر تاریخ
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The US military base network and contemporary colonialism: Power projection, resistance and the quest for operational unilateralism
چکیده انگلیسی

This article explores the contemporary global network of US military bases. This paper examines how the geography of this network is shaped not only by military objectives but also by resistance from allied governments and communities adjacent to bases. Using examples from Guam, Puerto Rico, Okinawa and other locales this paper examines how local resistances to US bases have caused the Department of Defense to increasingly rely on non-sovereign islands as sites for bases. These sites, military strategists believe, will enable the military to train without hindrance and to operate without the need for consultation with allies. These colonies, however, are also sites were military activities are actively resisted. The resulting base network is thus shaped not only by global military priorities, but also by an increasingly globalized network of local social movements resisting militarization.


► The US military network is produced by resistance as well as military priorities.
► The US military has increased its reliance on non-sovereign overseas territories.
► Using overseas territories enhances the military’s ability to act unilaterally.
► Social movements have scaled-up to challenge the American base network.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Political Geography - Volume 30, Issue 4, May 2011, Pages 215–224
نویسندگان
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