Japan, Russia and the northern territories dispute : neighbors in search of a good fence

Russo-Japanese relations are held hostage by a group of four islands just north of Hokkaido. This thesis attempts to answer whether the dispute may be solved, and what is necessary for resolution. The argument is made that the islands have little strategic or material value of themselves, but symbol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morris, Gregory L.
Other Authors: Tsypkin, Mikhail
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4801