Related Articles for "Managing East and Northeast Asia"
June 2013
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21 Jun 2013
Nationalism Rises in Northeast Asia
China, Japan and South Korea may be major trading and investment partners but their mutual and historically-based distrust remains high. In fact, as Jean-Pierre Lehmann sees it, a recent spike in chest-thumping nationalism has only made matters worse. It has contributed to a decline in cultural exchanges between the countries, which then raises the potential for misunderstandings throughout the region, if not outright conflict. More on «Nationalism Rises in Northeast Asia»
March 2013
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15 Mar 2013
CSS Launches Strategic Trends 2013
The Center for Security Studies has just published its annual Strategic Trends volume. Today, we speak to its authors about some of the issues they raise and the themes they stress. For the rest of this week, we will then feature a chapter-a-day from this well-regarded text. More on «CSS Launches Strategic Trends 2013» -
12 Mar 2013
Maritime Insecurity in East Asia
Colliding interests over Taiwan and China’s maritime disputes are just two of the reasons why the US and Chinese militaries are adjusting their doctrines against each other. Prem Mahadevan believes that this trend will most likely persist, even while diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions also continue. More on «Maritime Insecurity in East Asia» -
12 Mar 2013
Maritime Insecurity in East Asia (continued)
Colliding interests over Taiwan and China’s maritime disputes are just two of the reasons why the US and Chinese militaries are adjusting their doctrines against each other. Prem Mahadevan believes that this trend will most likely persist, even while diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions also continue. More on «Maritime Insecurity in East Asia (continued)»
February 2013
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19 Feb 2013
Mongolia’s Turn at the ‘Great Game’
Mongolia’s rich mineral reserves are turning it into a regional economic powerhouse. According to Alicia Campi, this growing wealth is emboldening Ulan Bator to develop energy policies that will serve its own interests, including the restructuring of Northeast Asia’s energy markets. More on «Mongolia’s Turn at the ‘Great Game’ »
January 2013
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21 Jan 2013
America’s Pacific Century
In this article, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlines that US engagement with Asia will proceed along six lines of action: strengthening bilateral security alliances; deepening working relationships with emerging powers, including China; engaging with regional multilateral institutions; expanding trade and investment; forging a broad-based military presence; and advancing democracy and human rights. More on «America’s Pacific Century »
July 2012
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30 Jul 2012
Defining IR: Is it Asia's Turn?
As a discipline, international relations has traditionally been dominated by the West. However, with the continued shift of economic and political power to the East, Robert Kelly argues, the time for a non-Euro-Atlantic tilt in IR studies has finally arrived. More on «Defining IR: Is it Asia's Turn?»
June 2012
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28 Jun 2012
Disputed Waters, Contested Lands
Persistent territorial and maritime disputes in Northeast Asia suggest that the region remains mired in balance of power politics. Today’s map features some of the most prominent examples. More on «Disputed Waters, Contested Lands» -
26 Jun 2012
Regional Cooperation and Integration in Northeast Asia
Attempts at fostering greater regional cooperation across Northeast Asia are likely to remain compromised by entrenched political elites and nationalist sentiment for the foreseeable future. This suggests that the 'idea' of regional cooperation is more viable than the development of working institutions. More on «Regional Cooperation and Integration in Northeast Asia» -
22 Jun 2012
The Balance of Power in a "Complex" Northeast Asia
Are China, Japan and South Korea "locked in" to a traditional balance of power dynamic, or does another future path exist? More on «The Balance of Power in a "Complex" Northeast Asia»
