In times of crisis : U.S.-Japan civil-military disaster relief coordination
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In times of crisis : U.S.-Japan civil-military disaster relief coordination
Potomac Books, 2009
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-116)
"A publication by the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc. in association with the Fletcher School, Tufts University."
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Both U.S. and Japanese policymakers understand that leveraging military resources during a disaster is an opportunity to save lives and property, to help maintain stability and prosperity in affected nations, and to promote the allies’ diplomatic interests. However, it must be done carefully to maximize efficiency and avoid undermining humanitarian principles. Together with a handful of other key countries, the United States and Japan can form a valuable crisis core group that cooperates in support of large-scale, UN-led disaster relief operations, but effective civil-military coordination is essential to making this work.
A joint effort by the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA) and the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), the In Times of Crisis project involved practitioners and policymakers from both countries, the United Nations, and NGOs who participated in interviews and bilateral workshops. Case studies such as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the 2005 Pakistan earthquake were examined. This book not only explains the team’s findings, but also identifies ways to improve the allies’ ability to effectively pool civilian and military resources and to respond together in support of host nations and international relief agencies to speed recovery in times of crisis.
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