American sea power includes a robust constellation of bases to support global power projection. Given the rise of China and the emergence of the Asia-Pacific as the center of global economic growth and strategic contention, nowhere is American basing access more important than in this region. Yet manifold political and military challenges, including rapidly improving Chinese long-range precision-strike capabilities, complicate the future of American access and security in the region. This book addresses what will be needed to maintain the fundamentals of U.S. sea power and force projection in the Asia-Pacific, and where the key trend lines are headed in that regard.

Guam and American security in the Pacific /Andrew S. Erickson and Justin Mikolay -- Japanese bases and Chinese missiles / Toshi Yoshihara -- South Korea: an alliance in transition / Terence Roehrig -- The U.S. strategic relationship with Australia / Jack McCaffrie and Chris Rahman -- Singapore: forward operating site / Chris Rahman -- Diego Garcia and American security in the Indian Ocean / Walter C. Ladwig III, Andrew S. Erickson, and Justin D. Mikolay -- U.S. bases and domestic politics in Central Asia / Alexander Cooley -- The role of sea basing / Sam J. Tangredi -- About the contributors -- Index.