Summary As the economies of East Asia grow ever stronger, their need for energy resources increases, which in turn compels closer relations with the countries…
Country or Region: Japan
Summary This book investigates how states in both the West and Asia have responded to multi-dimensional security challenges since the end of the Cold War,…
Abstract Senkaku/Diaoyu islands dispute has caused tensions among China, Japan, and Taiwan for decades. Although the Taiwanese government keeps a low profile on the dispute,…
Summary The territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over four islands off the northeast coast of Hokkaido has been an enduring obstacle to closer relations…
Abstract It is by now becoming increasingly clear that the Asia-Pacific region will come to dominate the international relations of at least the first half…
Abstract The power struggle among the United States, China, Russia, and Japan surrounding the Korean peninsula has led some political leaders, scholars, pundits and government…
Summary This book critically examines the influence of International Society on East Asia, and how its attempts to introduce ‘civilization’ to ‘barbarous’ polities contributed to…
Abstract How concerned should the international community be about the influence of nationalism in Chinese foreign policymaking? And what role does nationalism play in establishing…
Summary This book analyses the Japanese-South Korean relationship from various angles including politics, security, economics, culture and immigration. In a sense the two countries are…
Summary With China now South Korea’s number one trading partner and destination for foreign investment and tourism, what are the implications for politics and security…
Summary Although Northeast Asia could be on the verge of becoming the world’s third great region, expanding economic ties have not been supported by security…
Abstract Domestic politics combined with strategic repositioning toward the U.S. set back ties between Japan and South Korea in 2004–05. Despite the North Korean nuclear…
Abstract The article inquires into the conditions of effective leadership of states in international politics, and develops a framework for the study of so-called (new)…
Abstract Since the end of the Cold War, Japan has embraced a more active security policy. While some scholars interpret the change within the context…
Abstract In his recent article in International Security, David Shambaugh provides a far-ranging and thought-provoking account of China’s engagement policy with the wider Asian region,…
