Abstract This article analyzes Japanese foreign security policy and recent talk of “remilitarization.” It does so by assessing the changes that most closely parallel the…
Country or Region: North Korea
Abstract T. J. Pempel’s core argument is that under the Bush administration, ‘domestic political drivers’ led to a ‘militarization and unilateralization’ of American foreign policy…
Abstract Nuclear-related issues remain at the core of the Seoul-Washington partnership. These include shared nuclear weapons threats to both partners from North Korea, tussles between South Koreans…
Abstract Distrust between the United States and China continues to grow in Northeast Asia. Among many contributing factors, the North Korea issue is one of…
Abstract Russia continues struggling with its identity, leaning either toward being a European or an Asian country, or representing the link between the two regions.…
Abstract Distrust between the United States and China continues to grow in Northeast Asia. Among many contributing factors, the North Korea issue is one of…
Abstract Because of rapid economic growth and close economic interdependence, East Asia has recently been in the spotlight of regional integration theorists. Currently, East Asia…
Abstract This paper examines the relevance of logics for transferring Operational Control authority (OPCON) from the CFC (ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command) and draws several lessons…
Abstract North Korea and Syria have a long history of military cooperation. Most of this cooperation has been in the form of North Korean proliferation of…
Abstract North Korea is a failed state waiting to happen. It imposes horrific privations on its own citizens as well as serious security threats on…
Summary The global financial crisis of 2007-2009 exposed flaws and shortcomings in the global economic architecture, and has sparked an international debate about possible remedies…
Continue reading Kawai, Masahiro, Peter J. Morgan, and Pradumna B. Rana
Summary There is a significant uncertainty around US security commitment to East Asia over the next 15-20 years, underpinned by China’s economic and military rise.…
Continue reading Atanassova-Cornelis, Elena, and Frans-Paul van der Putten
Abstract The main purpose of this article is to examine the process and restrictions of the energy cooperation between South Korea and Russia which began…
Abstract This article explores the possibility of institutional multilateralism in Northeast Asia from the perspective of “emergent peace”. The main argument of the article is…
Abstract The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) justifies its nuclear weapon arsenal with the concept of deterrence. It means that it will try to…
