Abstract This paper explores the strategic implications of the KORUS FTA. Despite their strained relationship, the US chose Korea as its second FTA partner in…
Country or Region: China
Abstract In light of the extensive ties between Beijing and Seoul—now termed as a “strategic cooperative partnership”—as well as of the growing importance of China…
Abstract Not only has China grown in its economic capacity in terms of GDP and GDP per capita growth rates, it also has grown in…
Abstract This research mainly focuses on energy security, which has risen as the core of recent non-traditional security issues, and analyzes how the regional integration…
Abstract The East Asian economy is ripe for a shift toward regional integration in response to the rise of the Chinese economy and developing regionalism…
Abstract This research mainly analyzes the nature of trade policy of three major Northeast Asian Countries including China, Japan and Korea, especially in an agricultural…
Abstract After the Cold War, and in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union, India lost not only a strong ally, but also…
Abstract Traditionally, Afghanistan has been a low diplomatic priority for China, and China did not have strong influence there. But recent years have found that…
Abstract Myanmar has been described as a “de facto Chinese client state” or “a virtual Chinese satellite,” within the construct of China’s strategic design to…
Abstract Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) provide an important resource to good governance involving complex issues of environmental security. We explore that role by looking at recent…
Abstract The political developments in China are commonly characterized as “authoritarian” at home and abroad because China consistently adheres to the leadership of the Communist…
Abstract Despite the dawning of the post-Cold War era, increasing economic interdependence, and cultural homogeneity in the region, Northeast Asia continues to be beset by…
Abstract 600 years ago China was the greatest maritime nation in the world, but after the voyages of Zheng He, the Ming Dynasty withdrew from…
Summary In South China Sea: Energy and Security Conflicts, foreign policy analyst Christopher L. Daniels analyzes the core causes of the dispute over territorial claims in…
Abstract Common wisdom appears to suggest that the rise of China and her apparently insatiable demand for oil poses a threat to the regional stability…
