Description
Examining the prospects for building a regional community in Northeast Asia, this book considers the foreign policies of the individual states as well as the impact of domestic politics on the regionalist agenda. It outlines the emerging Northeast Asian community and the domestic requisites for its evolution and realization, and puts it in context by comparing the emerging community with Southeast Asia.
The book investigates the attitudes of the key powers, including China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Russia and the US, towards the ideal of greater regional cooperation, with particular emphasis on the implications of domestic factors in each country for regional dynamics. It explores the North Korean nuclear crisis, the continuing tensions over the Taiwan Straits, the impact of Sino-Japanese rivalry, the shift in stance of South Korea towards North Korea since 2001 and its implications for its relationship with the US, and Putin窶冱 attempts to strengthen Russian influence in the region. It concludes by identifying the foremost dangers that risk obstructing greater regional cooperation, particularly the China-Japan rivalry, nationalist sentiments, territorial disputes and energy competition.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Domestic Politics and Regional Cooperation in Southeast and Northeast Asia 3. An Emerging Northeast Asian Community: Domestic Dimension to Consider 4. Washington窶冱 Policies toward North Korea and the Taiwan Strait: The Role of US Domestic Politics 5. Two Koreas in Northeast Asia: Linkages between Domestic, Inter-Korean, and Regional Politics 6. The Transformation of Chinese Foreign Policy 7. The Fragility of China窶冱 Regional Cooepration 8. State Consolidation and Foreign Policy in Russia 9. Mediating Geopolitics, Markets, Regionalism: Domestic Politics in Japan窶冱 Post Cold War Relations with China 10. Transnational Cooperation among NGOs in Northeast Asia: From Re-Thinking Development towards Re-Thinking Security 11. Conclusion
