Japan–US Union and Southeast Asia: Getting closer to cement the status quo?

... out that the outcome of the convergence between the US–Japan Alliance with Southeast Asia will encourage the rationalism dynamics in the entire East Asian region, including in the northeast. On the other hand, it was mentioned in the report that Japan is no longer the only major nation in Northeast Asia that has active operations in Southeast Asia, and its relationships with China and South Korea produce a direct impact on ASEAN. Therefore, the prospect of the possible “reconstruction” of the Asian subregions in the foreign policy agenda and related discourse appears to be associated with the balance of forces in Asia. From constructivism to neorealism REUTERS/Jonathan ...