Summary Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula are regions where the interests of G4, which are the United States, Japan, China and Russia, are interconnected.…
Topic: East Asian Security
Abstract This article explores Russian-Korean relations in the context of modern security situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. This research begins with…
Summary Changing national identities have transformed the China-Taiwan and Korean conflicts. Democratization in Taiwan and South Korea, and liberalization in China, have forced leaders to…
Abstract This study introduces South Korea’s invaluable experiences of civil-military operations (CMO) carried out in Iraq and Lebanon. South Koreans have approached the concept of…
Abstract Two factors such as nuclear weapons and Military First system have been supporting Kim Jong-il’s administration. By estimating where two factors will go, we…
Abstract The Korean peninsula is crucial to China’s political, economic and security interests because of a combination of geographic, historical, and political circumstances. China’s economic…
Abstract Russia sees itself and wants to be seen as a great Asian power playing a major role in East Asian security. The main and…
Abstract Some Japanese scholars such as Ikegami Masako suggest that the Dokdo issue can and should be resolved using a liberalist approach. This approach, however,…
Abstract A peace regime in the Korean peninsula has been a largely unfamiliar issue among U.S. policy makers until recently. Remarks on a Korean peace…
Abstract Japan’s reemergence as a “normal” military power has been accelerated by the “super-sizing” of North Korea: a product of the North’s extant military threat, multiplied…
Summary In 2002, North Korea precipitated a major international crisis when it revealed the existence of a secret nuclear weapons program and announced its withdrawal…
Abstract The summit meeting between the two Korean heads of state, which took place in Pyongyang in June 2000, constitutes a major turning point in…
Abstract In the post‐cold war period, the security situation in the Asia‐Pacific region and in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia is undergoing a transformation with…
Abstract This article examines South Korea’s role in Northeast Asian security under President Roh Moo-hyun by analyzing the background and initial outcomes of the “peace and prosperity” policy. Roh’s…
Summary Despite China’s effort to maintain peace with its neighbors, its military and economic growth poses an undeniable threat. Regional states must account for a…
