The U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy

Emma Chanlett-Avery, U.S.-Japan Network for the Future Cohort II participant and Specialist in Asian Affairs at the Congressional Research Service, has authored a new report with her colleague Ian Rinehart (Analyst in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service).  The August 3, 2012 report, “The U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy,” examines the current status of the base relocation agreement as well as the strategic, historic and political context for the U.S. military presence in Okinawa.  To read the report, please click here.