A Comparative Study of U.S. Overseas Military Presence

• Project/Area Number: 19730121
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: OHTOMO Takafumi University of Tsukuba, 国際部, 助教 (10375389)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,540,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
• Keywords: 米軍海外基地 / 同盟 / 勢力均衡

Research Abstract

The aim of this research is to understand under what conditions U.S. military presence would begin, end, or endure despite the changes in international structure such as the end of the Cold War. As for the reasons why bases are set up, the power of the United States is crucial. War and occupation are significant factors. As for why U.S. ends its presence, the changes in international structure, changes in the host nations' government, and revolution are important. However, the shift in international structure alone does not lead to the immediately withdrawal of U.S. forces, because the presence would serve as an insurance to deal with security problems that might occur in the transitional period.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Predominance of U.S. Global Military Presence: Personnel, SOFAs, and the Command Structure (2010)
  • Author(s): Takafumi Ohtomo
  • Journal Title: Area Studies Tsukuba 31 Pages: 93-112
  • NAID: 120002260380
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Predominance of U.S.Global Military Presence : Personnel, SOFAs, and the Command Structure (2010)
  • Author(s): Takafumi Ohtomo
  • Journal Title: Area Studies Tsukuba 31 Pages: 93-112
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Understanding Overseas Military Presence : How It Starts, Ends, and Endures (2010)
  • Author(s): Takafumi Ohtomo
  • Organizer: International Studies Association
  • Place of Presentation: Hilton New Orleans Riverside(New Orleans, LA, USA)
  • Year and Date: 2010-02-07
• [Presentation] Understanding U.S. Overseas Military Presence: How It Starts, Ends, and Endures (2010)
  • Author(s): Takafumi Ohtomo
  • Organizer: Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association
  • Place of Presentation: New Orleans, LA, USA
• [Remarks] (書評)
• [Remarks] Takafumi Ohtomo, "Book Review of Kent E. Calder, Embattled Garrisons: Comparative Base Politics and American Globalism (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007)," International Relations of the Asia-Pacific: A Journal of the Japan Association of International Relations, Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 2009), pp. 197-200.