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Guam, the Center of Asia Pacific: A Source of Geo-Strategic Rivalry between China and the US

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  • Barkat Ali

    (MPhil Scholar,Department of Political Science & IR,Qurtuba University of Science & IT, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Nazim Rahim

    (Assistant Professor,Department of Political Science & IR,Qurtuba University of Science & IT, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Usman Ullah

    (Research Fellow, Humanity Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan.)

Abstract

Guam is the U.S. unincorporated territory and military (base), which lies in the western part of the Pacific Islands. Guam serves as the lynchpin for the U.S. influence in the Pacific, is became the flashpoint between two nuclear powers of the region i.e. United States of America and China, due to its strategic geopolitical position. Nevertheless, Guam remained a conducive place for the U.S. naval basing as well as the territory to provide shorten and strategic edge for Washington to sustain her hegemony and influence in the region. The aim of this research paper is that, could the U.S. sustain her hold over Guam while facing the Chinese mesmerizing and clear empirical indicators of its military forces, particularly its navy, air force, missile technology, and its rapidly expanding marine corps, as the arbiters of a new global order—one that stands opposed to U.S. national interests and threat to its close allies in the region.

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  • Barkat Ali & Nazim Rahim & Muhammad Usman Ullah, 2018. "Guam, the Center of Asia Pacific: A Source of Geo-Strategic Rivalry between China and the US," Global Political Review, Humanity Only, vol. 3(2), pages 52-60, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:aaw:gprjrn:v:3:y:2018:i:2:p:52-60
    DOI: 10.31703/gpr.2018(III-II).06
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    U.S.; China; Guam; Pacific Island; Unincorporated territory; Battlefield;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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