Abstract Eurasia, herein defined as Northeast and Central Asia, has been ravaged by historical and current conflicts of both military and political nature, such as Japan or…
Country or Region: Japan
Summary Declining oil reserves and sharp fluctuations in oil prices in the global market have raised world-wide concern for energy security. The Asia-Pacific countries are…
Abstract The importance of Northeast Asian energy cooperation has been consistently emphasized in recent years to cope with uncertainties in the global energy market and…
Summary Traditionally, energy security has been defined as adequate, affordable and reliable supplies of energy. This book presents the different perspectives on energy security of…
Abstract Some Japanese scholars such as Ikegami Masako suggest that the Dokdo issue can and should be resolved using a liberalist approach. This approach, however,…
Abstract Japan’s reemergence as a “normal” military power has been accelerated by the “super-sizing” of North Korea: a product of the North’s extant military threat, multiplied…
Abstract In the post‐cold war period, the security situation in the Asia‐Pacific region and in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia is undergoing a transformation with…
Abstract Northeast Asia is a nuclear tinderbox that could easily be set off, given rising regional tensions, widespread nuclear power capabilities, and the absence of…
Summary Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have been two of the most critical pillars of peace, stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region…
Abstract In contrast to the claims that Japanese foreign policy increasingly shifts toward realist and pragmatic modes of engagement, this paper argues that Japanese foreign…
Abstract During his tenure, President George W. Bush touted the East Asian democratic experience as a positive model for democratization in the Middle East. Contrary…
Abstract This article critically evaluates the basis, aspirations, and prospects for bilateral security cooperation between Japan and South Korea. The assumption that common enemies, friends,…
Abstract Since the late 1990s, Japan has sent increasing numbers of its military forces overseas. It has also assumed a more active military role in…
Abstract Japanese leaders struggled for decades to overcome legal, political, and normative constraints on the expansion of the Self-Defense Forces so that Japan could field…
Summary North Korea’s foreign relations are a blend of contradiction and complexity. They start from the incongruity between Pyongyang’s highly touted policy of juche, or self-reliance, and North…
