::Global Asia::

The Problem with George: US
Hegemony in Disarray
By Peter Van Ness

Under George W. Bush, the US militarized
its response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
With its moral legitimacy eroded, there are
signs the era of US dominance may be at
an end.

Preserving Hegemony:
The Strategic Tasks Facing the US
By Ashley J. Tellis

The principle task facing the new US
administration is to consolidate US
hegemony by redefining the nation's
global role, renewing its strength and
recovering its legitimacy.

Chung-in Moon and David Plott

For anyone longing for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula, these have been trying months. The recent escalation of tensions, culminating spectacularly in North Korea’s surprise second nuclear test on May 25, have once again refocused...

Reflections on a Summit
By Chung-in Moon

As a special delegate to both the 2000 and 2007 summits between North and South Korea, the first such meetings ever held on the divided peninsula, I was fortunate to witness the changes in North-South relations over those seven years as reflected in the ...

The Inter-Korean Summit:
One Good Turn Deserves Another
By Leon V. Sigal

For six years South Korean Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun sought a second inter-Korean summit meeting - without success. Why did North Korean leader Kim Jung-il agree to meet now? It is his way of acknowledging President George W. Bush’s commendable about-face on North Korea policy...

Accessing the Nuclear Tests
in North Korea
By Jon B. Wolfsthal

On Monday, October 8, North Korea apparently tested a nuclear device of indeterminate yield. The test threatens the entire security system and stability in East Asia, and undermines American interests acutely. Having delayed answering difficult...

The Lee-Obama summit: alliance for peace and unification
Kim Sung-han

Korea University A strong message was delivered from the White House Rose Garden to Pyongyang. ‘We agreed that under no circumstance are we going to allow North Korea to...

Global Asia: Nukes, Succession Politics and the Future of North Korea [Summer 2009]

SEOUL, Korea (June 2009)— The latest issue of Global Asia, the East Asia Foundation’s journal on international affairs, features a timely, comprehensive series of essays on North Korea that shed considerable light on a wide range of issues facing the country and how the international community should respond.

		The dangers present on the Korean Peninsula are clear for all to see. For anyone in doubt, North Korea’s May 25th nuclear test put that to rest. What is less clear is how the nuclear issue, succession politics and other uncertainties will play out.

Forging Deeper Ties:
The ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit
By Yu Myung-hwan

South Korea and the countries of ASEAN held a summit on Jeju Island in June that could prove a milestone in ushering in a new era of stronger cooperation.

Dangerous Waters:
Playing Cat and Mouse in the South China Sea
By David Lague

Less than two months after US President Barack Obama took office, China and the US were embroiled in a dispute over a US spy ship in the waters off of China’s coast.

Pakistan on the Brink
By Ahmed Rashid

Less than two months after US President Barack Obama took office, China and the US were embroiled in a dispute over a US spy ship in the waters off of China’s coast.

Waiting for Japan’s Barack Obama
By Mikyoung Kim

years ahead, the demand for foreign workers and a more open immigration policy will test the country’s cultural insularity.

Dueling Elites: Thailand’s Political Standoff
By Shawn Crispin

Since a military coup toppled the government of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006, the country has been plagued by increasingly strident political Conflict.

Asia’s Booming Ties with the Gulf
By Samir Pradhan

Rapidly expanding links between Asia and the Gulf region go well beyond oil. The growing economic relationship is poised to spill over into broader strategic issues.

Death of a President:
In Memory of Roh Moo-hyun
By Myong-sook Han

In the early morning hours of May 23, former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun leapt to his death off of a cliff in his hometown village of Bonghwa, plunging the nation and the world into shock.

		Japan’s Open Future Reviewed by Hans Schattle

		Burma's Rohingya Muslim minority may be the most blighted ethnic minority in Asia. The blame for treating them so badly is shared far and wide. Why is so little being done?



		Savage Humans and Stray Dogs Reviewed by Charles Patterson

		The mass killing of stray dogs in Bangalore in early 2007 shocked and horrified the veteran Indian journalist Hiranmay Karlekar. He turned it into a mirror of human aggression.