Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-29-2017
Abstract
This piece examines empire by purchase and lease in the Pacific and the manner by which the United States gained control over a series of strategically valuable islands in the region. Because Washington obtained its possessions partly through purchase and lease, and not via invasion, it argues that the United States can hide its standing as an empire. Therefore, this research suggests that the literature on empire, order, and hierarchy in international relations needs to allow for a more expansive definition of empire to better understand this important but understudied concept.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/fpa/orx007
Publication Information
Alessio, Dominic and Renfro, Wesley B. (2017). "“The Island of Thieves”: Rethinking Empire and the United States in Micronesia." Foreign Policy Analysis 15.1, 83-98.
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Comments
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Foreign Policy Analysis following peer review. The version of record (Dominic Alessio, Wesley B. Renfro; “The Island of Thieves”: Rethinking Empire and the United States in Micronesia, Foreign Policy Analysis, Volume 15, Issue 1, 1 January 2019, Pages 83–98) is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/fpa/orx007