Abstract: The increasing Chinese naval presence in and around Indian ocean, coupled with the rise of the home-grown Indian Navy and the US naval dominance…
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Abstract: This paper seeks to explore the new dynamics of U.S.–Vietnam security relations from 2011 to 2017. It begins with a review of the attempts before…
Abstract: The years 2017–2019 have been remarkable in the long stand-off with North Korea, as much for the drama of war-threats and then summits, as…
Abstract: In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s case of nuclear proliferation, less attention has been paid to the role of security assurances. This…
Abstract: The main goal of this article is to explain the American failure of deterring North Korean nuclear proliferation. Specifically, it examines the underlying reasons…
Abstract: Tensions flared for a time after North Korea’s fifth and sixth nuclear tests as well as THAAD’s entry into South Korea. This paper extends…
Abstract: This paper analyzes the background of the nuclear stalemate between Trump and Kim in the Hanoi Summit and investigates various issues involving North Korean…
Abstract: Prudent leaders must always contemplate the unintended consequences of their foreign policy successes, particularly when those secondary consequences create negative externalities. In this article,…
Abstract: This study aims to develop a strategy for building a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and to explore a desirable future of the…
Abstract: It is always a risky affair, especially for a weak state to strike the right balance while dealing with two great powers having serious…
Abstract: Since the post–war era, understanding Japan’s security rhetoric and actions presented certain incongruities. While the constructivist arguments underscore that the influence of post–war antimilitarist…
Abstract: The paper explores the development of Vietnam’s bilateral defense diplomacy with world and regional powers including the United States, India, and Japan, with a…
Abstract: The Republic of Korea, now more than ever, faces more security challenges, strategic dilemmas, and policy tasks. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, after consolidating…
Abstract: This research discusses why Japan’s “Basic Defense Force Concept” adopted earlier was maintained amidst the widely-discussed demise of détente and the arrival of the…
Abstract: This paper will analyze why and how US-Japan-Australia security cooperation developed in the 2000s, mainly from the allied perspective (Japan and Australia). Existing literature…
