| ID | 135210 |
| Title Proper | Environmental protection as international security |
| Other Title Information | conserving the Pentagon’s island bases in the Asia–Pacific |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Harris, Peter |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Island bases are integral to US grand strategy in the Asia–Pacific. In this article, I discuss the increasingly common practice of using environmental protection initiatives to secure the Pentagon’s hold on these prized assets. I argue that nature reserves on or around militarized sites on Guam, the Central Pacific islands, and Diego Garcia serve to buttress US political control over the territory concerned. In short, nature reserves in the Pacific and Indian oceans give vital political cover to the island fortresses that they envelop by adding a public relations-friendly rationale for the US military’s occupation of colonized territories as well as an additional layer of politico-legal control. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal Vol.69, No.3; Sep.2014: p.377-393 |
| Journal Source | International Journal Vol: 69 No 3 |
| Key Words | Geopolitics ; International Security ; ASia-Pacific Region ; Environmental protection ; US Foreign Policy ; Marine Protected Areas ; Island Bases ; Marine National Monuments ; Pentagon Paper |