Korea and East Asia : the stony road to collective security / / edited by Rüdiger Frank, John Swenson-Wright.

• TeilnehmendeR: Frank, Rüdiger, 1969-; Nilsson-Wright, John.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on East Asian Security and International Relations 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Will the twenty-first century be the Asian century? Will the People’s Republic of China overtake the United States as the leading global superpower? Will an armed conflict break out on the Korean peninsula, and can it be contained? While opinions differ strongly, there seems to be a certain consensus that the East Asian region, roughly defined as Northeast Asia (China, the two Koreas, Japan and the Russian Far East) plus Southeast Asia (ASEAN), will be ever more globally significant in the years to come. This book critically addresses the potential of the liberal concept of collective security to provide a solution, with a focus on the Korean peninsula.

Table of Contents

Introduction : objectives and scope of this book / Rudiger Frank -- Collective security : the OSCE and the European experience / Colin Munro -- Collective security, a European experience : the Italian approach based on engagement with the DPRK / Roberta Ballabio -- Security spirals and threat perceptions : China and (non-)collective security / Nele Noesselt -- Commentary on papers by Colin Munro, Roberta Ballabio and Nele Noesselt / Rosemary Foot -- The role of the United States in the international relations of East Asia : still a leader? / David C. Kang and Leif-Eric Easley -- The role of Japan in the international relations of East Asia / John Swenson-Wright -- Russia and Asian integration models : the SCO experience and ideas for northeast Asia / Georgy Toloraya -- Strategic choices and political paralysis in the Korean crisis : commentary on papers by David C. Kang/Leif-Eric Easley, john Swenson-Wright and Georgy Toloraya / Hazel Smith -- South Korea's foreign policy and East Asia / Chaesung Chun -- North Korea's place in East Asian international relations / Haksoon Paik -- The six party talks and implications for peninsular and regional peace and security / Chung-in Moon -- Commentary on papers by Chung-in Moon, Chaesung Chun and Haksoon Paik / James Hoare -- ASEM and Europe-Asia relations / Sung-Hoon Park -- East Asian regional models of collective security : the East Asian community / Scott Snyder -- Commentary on papers by Sung-hoon Park and Scott Snyder / Julie Gilson.