Summary This collection examines new developments in economic and security co-operation in the Asia-Pacific in relation to two recent “shock” events that have significantly impacted…
Country or Region: Japan
Summary While, over the last 30 years, the global economy’s center of gravity has shifted to East Asia, the region has remained surprisingly free of…
Abstract The conventional understanding of Japan’s approach to East Asian regionalism is that of a primacy struggle with China, using both hard and soft balancing.…
Summary When do states choose to adopt a penitent stance towards the past? When do they choose to offer apologies for historical misdeeds, offer compensation…
From the publisher: 2011 was a watershed for nuclear power. In March, all eyes focused on Japan, where the world’s third severe accident at a nuclear…
Summary East Asia is without question a region of huge economic, political and security significance. Asian Security and the Rise of China offers a comprehensive overview and…
Continue reading Jones, David Martin, Nicholas Khoo, and M. L. R. Smith
This article covers plans for Japan and the United States to help member nations of ASEAN to “strengthen their maritime surveillance capabilities,” in a move “apparently…
From the article: “Taiwan should consider seriously whether it should take a proactive approach to defusing tensions in the South China Sea by elucidating the…
The article makes the case that China is pursuing an expensive aircraft carrier plan due to prestige benefits, the need to manage a complex regional…
Executive Summary: U.S. administrations and officials are consistently caught flat-footed by the increasing assertiveness of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over disputed territories in the East China…
Papers from a seminar sponsored by the Georgetown University Center for Strategic and International Studies and other organizations and held June 28-29, 1984 in Washington,…
Continue reading Jones, Rodney W., Cesare Merlini, Joseph F. Pilat, and William C. Potter, eds
An 1993 assessment by the International Atomic Energy Agency of nuclear energy developments in Asia, now one of the fastest growing locations for nuclear power.
Summary In a systematic study of the political economy of East Asia, Cai adopts an historical perspective alongside a contemporary focus, exploring East Asia’s development…
Summary For students of international political economy, it is hard to ignore the growth, dynamism, and global impact of East Asia. Japan and China are…
Summary This title will explore China’s strategic interests in the South China Sea, with a specific emphasis on power projection and resource security. China’s regional actions…
