Summary The relationship between China and Taiwan is more stable in 2009 than it has been in years, but China has nonetheless not renounced its…
Topic: Maritime Security
Summary Among the hottest flashpoints in the world today, the Taiwan Strait cannot be ignored by U.S. policymakers and diplomats. China regularly rattles its saber…
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Abstract SINCE THE END OF THE COLD WAR, THE POTENTIALLY OIL-RICH SPRATLY (NANSHA) ISLANDS HAVE BECOME A FLASHPOINT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC. AS DEMOCRATIZATION TAKES ROOT…
Summary The relationship between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China is regarded as a very serious potential source of conflict in East Asia, especially…
Abstract As a result of the People’s Republic of China’s military modernization, Taiwan must rethink its security options, focusing on its asymmetrical advantage as the…
Summary This report argues that the Taiwan Navy is spreading itself too thin, dispersing scant resources among numerous missions and assets. Instead, the authors believe,…
Abstract South Korean concerns for China’s evolving maritime interests and capabilities are part of a larger and complicated relationship. The two share a long history…
Abstract In the last decade the ROK-U.S. alliance has soured as the two ideologically slanted predecessor administrations of Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun…
Abstract In June 2009, Presidents Lee Myung-bak and Barack Obama concluded a “Joint Vision for the Alliance” that called for the ROK-U.S. relationship to be…
Abstract A new security environment in Northeast Asia is calling for fresh thinking and changes in terms of the security policies of the Republic of…
Summary Over the past decade, Northeast Asia has been dominated by quite significant strategic change, which is ongoing and brings with it many uncertainties. naval…
Abstract The Dokdo issue has constituted a popular area of academic enquiry in both Korea and Japan, but few studies have extended their research parameters…
Abstract This article examines the historical events relevant to the claims of sovereignty by Japan and Korea over Dokdo, the legal doctrines that have been…
Abstract In the post-cold war era, especially in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, maritime security has become a priority on the…
Abstract North and South Korea have clashed twice over their boundary in the Yellow (West) Sea. The issue is quite complicated, resulting from differences over…
Continue reading Dyke, Jon M. Van, Mark J. Valencia, and Jenny Miller Garmendia
