Part I: Okinawan Agenda.- 1 The Okinawa U.S. Military Base Issue and Human Security.- 2 Formation and Development of an Okinawan Global Network Using an Island Hub.- 3 Ryukyu Kingdom Diplomacy with Japan and the Ming and Qing Dynasties.- 4 Language Revitalization Efforts in the Ryukyus.- Part II: International Context.- 5 Geopolitics, Self-Determination, and China's Rise in Oceania.- 6 The Similarities and Differences between Tensions over the Senkaku Islands and Dokdo Island.- 7 Taiwan's East and South China Sea Policies and the U.S. Factor.- Part III: Economic and Social Development.- 8 Small Islands Developing States and Globalization: Impacts and Development Potential.- 9 Small Island Destinations and International Tourism: Market concentration and distance vulnerabilities.- 10 Self-determination for the Communication Policy in the Pacific Islands.- Part IV: Ocean Policies.- 11 Management of Islands and their Surrounding Ocean Areas and Japan's Ocean Policy under the New Ocean Regime.- 12 The United States National Ocean Policy: Priorities, Benefits, and Limitations in the Insular Pacific.- 13 Challenges and Opportunities in Managing Remote Islands: The Australian Practice.- Part V: Indigenous Languages.- 14 Gefpago na Dinagi: Decolonization and the Chamorro Language of Guam.- 15 Ainu Languages: Correct, Good, and Less So.- 16 Welsh Language Policy: A Long Twentieth Century.