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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462399803321

Titolo

Security cooperation in northeast Asia : architecture and beyond / / edited by T.J. Pempel and Chung-Min Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-77681-1

9786613687203

0-203-11844-8

1-136-30985-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Politics in Asia series

Altri autori (Persone)

LeeChung Min

PempelT. J. <1942->

Disciplina

355.031095

355/.031095

Soggetti

Security, International - East Asia

International relations

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; Notes; Contributors; Acknowledgements; PART I The Northeast Asian security complex; 1 The Northeast Asian security complex: History, power,and strategic choices; 2 The requirements for security cooperation in Northeast Asia: Theory and reality; PART II Security challenges, drivers, and issues; 3 Nuclear weapons, state bellicosity, and prospects for anEast Asian security architecture; 4 Between multilateralism and bilateralism; PART III State interests and strategies; 5 European experience and lessons

6 China's strategic option: Multilateralism and the pursuit of influence7 What is a "liberal" East Asia policy? Japan and the DPJ government; 8 The Republic of Korea: Toward peace and cooperation; 9 Leadership and commitment: The United States, its allies, and emerging security institutions in Northeast Asia; PART IV Actualizing security cooperation and its future; 10 The Northeast Asia cooperation dialogue: An experiment in Track II multilateral diplomacy; 11 Security architecture



in Northeast Asia: Projections from the rearview mirror; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Defining and conceptualizing Northeast Asia's security complex poses unique quandaries. The security architecture in Northeast Asia to date has been predominately U.S.-dominated bilateral alliances, weak institutional structures and the current Six Party Talks dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue. There has been a distinct lack of desire among regional countries as well as the U.S. to follow in the footsteps of Europe with its robust set of multilateral institutions. However, since the late 1990s, there has been burgeoning interest among regional states towards forming new multilater