North Korea features highly on the agenda of the main actors in East Asia and around the globe, and many large foreign policy initiatives have been undertaken since the structural constraints of the Cold War started to loosen in the early 1990s. The centrality of North Korea has been particularly emphasized by the country's suspected development of nuclear weapons which is regarded as one of the largest de-stabilising factors in the Asia-Pacific region.
This comprehensive book analyzes the formation of the North Korea policy in the context of great power relations in East Asia,...
North Korea features highly on the agenda of the main actors in East Asia and around the globe, and many large foreign policy initiatives have been...
Identity has become an explicit focus of International Relations theory in the past two to three decades, with one case attracting and puzzling many early identity scholars: Japan. These constructivist scholars typically ascribed Japan a 'pacifist' or 'antimilitarist' identity - an identity which they believed was constructed through the adherence to 'peaceful norms' and 'antimilitarist culture'. Due to the alleged resilience of such adherences, little change in Japan's identity and its international relations was predicted.
However, in recent years, Japan's foreign and security...
Identity has become an explicit focus of International Relations theory in the past two to three decades, with one case attracting and puzzling man...
Identity has become an explicit focus of International Relations theory in the past two to three decades, with one case attracting and puzzling many early identity scholars: Japan. These constructivist scholars typically ascribed Japan a 'pacifist' or 'antimilitarist' identity - an identity which they believed was constructed through the adherence to 'peaceful norms' and 'antimilitarist culture'. Due to the alleged resilience of such adherences, little change in Japan's identity and its international relations was predicted.
However, in recent years, Japan's foreign and security...
Identity has become an explicit focus of International Relations theory in the past two to three decades, with one case attracting and puzzling man...
