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East Asia is richer, more integrated and more stable than ever before, whilst East Asian defense spending is now roughly half of what it was in 1990 and shows no sign of increasing. There is no evidence of any Asian arms race. All countries in the region are seeking diplomatic, not military solutions with each other. Yet this East Asia reality still runs counter to a largely Western narrative that views China's rise as a threat and the region as increasingly unstable.The author argues here that American grand strategy should emphasize diplomatic and economic relations with the region, rather than military-first policies. Using longitudinal and comparative data, statistical analysis, and intensive research in selected East Asian countries, he suggests that East Asia is in sync with the American desire to share burdens and that the region may in fact be more stable than popularly believed.

EAST ASIA--FOREIGN RELATIONS --- EAST ASIA--MILITARY POLICY --- EAST ASIA--NATIONAL SECURITY --- EAST ASIA--ARMED FORCES--DEFENSE SPENDING --- USA--FOREIGN RELATIONS--EAST ASIA --- EAST ASIA--FOREIGN RELATIONS--USA --- Security, International

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For the past sixty years, the U.S. government has assumed that Japan's security policies would reinforce American interests in Asia. The political and military profile of Asia is changing rapidly, however. Korea's nuclear program, China's rise, and the relative decline of U.S. power have commanded strategic review in Tokyo just as these matters have in Washington. What is the next step for Japan's security policy? Will confluence with U.S. interests-and the alliance-survive intact? Will the policy be transformed? Or will Japan become more autonomous? Richard J. Samuels demonstrates that over the last decade, a revisionist group of Japanese policymakers has consolidated power. The Koizumi government of the early 2000's took bold steps to position Japan's military to play a global security role. It left its successor, the Abe government, to further define and legitimate Japan's new grand strategy, a project well under way-and vigorously contested both at home and in the region. Securing Japan begins by tracing the history of Japan's grand strategy-from the Meiji rulers, who recognized the intimate connection between economic success and military advance, to the Konoye consensus that led to Japan's defeat in World War II and the postwar compact with the United States. Samuels shows how the ideological connections across these wars and agreements help explain today's debate. He then explores Japan's recent strategic choices, arguing that Japan will ultimately strike a balance between national strength and national autonomy, a position that will allow it to exist securely without being either too dependent on the United States or too vulnerable to threats from China. Samuels's insights into Japanese history, society, and politics have been honed over a distinguished career and enriched by interviews with policymakers and original archival research. Securing Japan is a definitive assessment of Japanese security policy and its implications for the future of East Asia.

National security --- Japan --- East Asia --- Military policy. --- Foreign relations --- Foreign relations. --- National security - Japan --- Japan - Military policy --- Japan - Foreign relations - 1945 --- -East Asia - Foreign relations

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"There is a significant uncertainty around US security commitment to East Asia over the next 15-20 years, underpinned by China's economic and military rise. This new collection investigates how and whether this affects the present-day strategic perceptions and behaviour of East Asian nations, and of the US itself. By exploring how regional actors deal with uncertainties that are inherent to the current geopolitical situation in East Asia, the contributors demonstrate that strategic uncertainty has become a major factor in the shaping of the security order in East Asia, which has resulted in the emergence of alternative models of order that do not necessarily exclude America"--

Polemology --- United States --- East Asia --- Security, International --- Foreign relations --- Political science --- International Relations --- General. --- Political Freedom & Security --- Security, International - East Asia --- United States - Foreign relations - East Asia --- East Asia - Foreign relations - United States --- United States of America

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Stretching from the cold steppes of Mongolia to the tropical jungles and wetlands of Indonesia, East Asia is home to 30 % of humanity. And since it is divided between 17 countries, several with border disputes or local separatist movements, it is no surprise that the region has seen its share of conflict. Indeed, for over three decades after the end of World War II, East Asia was the bloodiest place on the planet, home to several major conflicts. But then something strange happened - the region saw a steep decline in violent conflicts and in subsequent years this relative peace has actually deepened. As such, East Asia saw a dramatic drop in its share of global battle deaths from 80 % in 1946-79 to just 6.2 % in the 1980s. Since 1990 its share has been a mere 1.7 %. In recent years, a group of scholars based at Sweden's Uppsala University and led by Stein Tonnesson have investigated this so-called East Asian Peace. Instead of explaining conflict, they have sought to explain peace. The book recounts heated discussions over how to explain a regional transition to peace. Was it due to a changing power balance ? The ASEAN Way ? China's 'peaceful development' doctrine ? Growing economic interdependence ? Or (as the author contends) a series of national priority shifts by powerful Asian leaders who prioritized economic growth and thus needed external and internal stability ? The author also discusses why Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines have not yet achieved internal peace, and includes a thorough discussion of how to predict China's future. Can China keep peace with its neighbours as well as with the USA ?

Peace --- S09/0264 --- Coexistence, Peaceful --- Peaceful coexistence --- China: Foreign relations and world politics--General works: since 1989 --- East Asia --- Foreign relations. --- EAST ASIA--FOREIGN RELATIONS --- International relations --- Disarmament --- Peace-building --- Security, International --- War