Abstract On some issues, particularly Iran, the fallout has been negligible, yet there is still reason for concern. The gravest dangers are the devaluing of…
Country or Region: North Korea
Abstract Regime change is not an immediate answer to the current challenges posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK). But North Korea’s…
Abstract This article explores the drivers of North Korea and Iran’s nuclear aspirations and behaviour by employing the theoretical prisms of ‘security dilemma’, ‘regional security…
Abstract What explains patterns in North Korea’s own coverage of nuclear issues? The conventional wisdom assumes that North Korea focuses its attention on the United…
Excerpt In recent years, East Asian countries have faced serious challenges with regard to regional security. The bilateral relationships between China and Japan, and Japan…
Abstract This article explains cooperation problems between powerful democratic states and weak non-democratic states in the context of nuclear nonproliferation. Focusing on the interactions of…
Summary Maritime issues are particularly important for Asian countries, where there is a high reliance on shipping routes for international trade, many difficult disputes over…
Summary Many scholars of international relations in Asia regard bilateralism and multilateralism as alternative and mutually exclusive approaches to security co-operation. They argue that multilateral…
Summary As tensions remain on the Korean peninsula, this book looks back on the decade of improved inter-Korean relations and engagement between 1998 and 2008,…
Continue reading Gelézeau, Valérie, Koen De Ceuster, and Alain Delissen, eds
Summary With startling revelations, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa rewrites the standard history of the end of World War II in the Pacific. By fully integrating the three…
Abstract Rapid economic growth in Northeast Asia has vastly increased regional needs for energy services. In several countries of the region, this ongoing growth has…
Continue reading von Hippel, David, Timothy Savage, and Peter Hayes
Abstract Although the cold war ended 17 years ago, studies and reports on foreign affairs are, most of the time, dreary or pessimistic. True enough,…
Abstract Many nations now regularly try to talk to reduce all forms of nuclear weapons, perform once sacrosanct diplomatic tasks such as six-party talks and…
Summary Uranium occurs naturally in the earth’s crust-yet holds the power to end all life on the planet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its…
Summary President Obama’s administration came to office with the world on fire. Confront and Conceal is the story of how, in his first term, Obama secretly used…
