1.Defense of Japan 1 -- Burdens of History 1 -- Contemporary Examples 2 -- U.S. and Japanese Interests 6 -- Options for the Future 6 -- 2. Korean Peninsula 9 -- U.S. Interests 9 -- Japanese Interests 11 -- Current Situation on the Peninsula 13 -- Options for the Future 14 -- A New Deal? 15 -- China Factor 18 -- 3. Taiwan 22 -- U.S. and Japanese Interests 22 -- Fear of Entrapment 24 -- Cross-Strait Situation 27 -- Options for the Future 28 -- 4. China 32 -- A Triangular Relationship 32 -- U.S. Interests 33 -- Japanese Interests 35 -- Options for the Future 37 -- Human Rights 39 -- Energy and the Environment 40 -- 5. East Asian Region 44 -- U.S. and Japanese Interests in Russia 44 -- U.S. and Japanese Interests in Southeast Asia 45 -- Options for the Future 46 -- Security Communities 49 -- Humanitarian Activities 50 -- U.S. Overstretch 50 -- 6. Problem of Okinawa: A Shared Challenge 53 -- Burden 55 -- Reducing the Impact 58 -- Options for the Future 61 -- Economic Development 62 -- Discussing Why the Bases Matter 63 -- 7. Japanese and U.S. Challenges and Opportunities 66 -- Japan's Dilemma 66 -- Peacekeeping 69 -- Role of Japan's Self-Defense Forces 70 -- America's Challenge 73 -- America's Opportunity 74 -- 8. Opportunities for a Strengthened Alliance 81 -- Strategic Dialogue 81 -- A New Strategic Framework 83 -- Theater Missile Defense 87 -- China's Opposition 89 -- Transnational and Multinational Cooperation 90.