... cooperation between “liberal democracies” are so much better than the cooperation of “autocracies.”
The TAO of security
Andrey Kortunov:
US — Japan — South Korea Military Cooperation Pushes More Rigid Bipolar Security Arrangement in Northeast Asia
Northeast Asia is an independent region from the socio-economic standpoint rather than from the political perspective. All actors, despite the current difficulties in Japan-China and Russia-Japan relations, stick to the established ties in different areas. Due to the specifics of its political regime and restrictions imposed by the UN Security Council as well by Tokyo and Seoul unilaterally, the DPRK is not heavily involved in economic ...
... when.
Let's be clear: Pyongyang is much more sensitive about its sovereignty and independence than both Tokyo and even Seoul. This means that North Korea will never become an obedient proxy in Russia's or China's capable hands. However, the growing US-Japanese-South Korean military cooperation inevitably leads to stronger China-Russia-North Korea ties. This, in turn, means that we are moving toward a more rigid bipolar security arrangement in Northeast Asia. Unfortunately, for the time being, all the dreams for a common security system in the region have to be put on hold.
Andrey Kortunov:
What Is So Special about Beijing-Moscow Security Cooperation?
Will this change affect Russia's and China's ...
... that this effectively becomes an anti-U.S. pact.
The allure of securing a powerful ally is, again, understandable, but, in the long run, the return of bloc thinking is going to be detrimental to the entire international community.
Regional Security in Northeast Asia and the Russia–Japan–U.S. Triangle
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... the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (
NCAFP
) host a U.S.–Japan–Russia Trilateral Conference in New York. This is the third event in a series that is to result in a joint trilateral report by the end 2018.
The Conference focuses on the future of Northeast Asia and the challenges and opportunities it faces. Much of the discussion is devoted to Russia's and U.S. stances towards ...
On February 9, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, met with Kuni Miyake, Foreign Policy President, Canon Institute for Global Studies (
CIGS
).
The parties discussed security and development issues in Northeast Asia, the relations within Russia-China-U.S. triangle and prospects of Russia-Japan cooperation in various spheres.
Hideaki Ishii, advisor, Japan's embassy to Russia, participated in the discussion.
... zone’”
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. The situation is unfolding against a backdrop of a quantitative and qualitative improvement in US-Chinese relations, as the two countries’ combined account for almost one-third of the world's GDP.
Security and stability in Northeast Asia involves a balance between mutual deterrence of Japan-US military alliance and the individual military capabilities of Russia and China. Two factors could theoretically undermine this stability, namely changes in the military potential of any of the three components (Japanese-American, Chinese and Russian), and an exacerbation of the regional conflicts in which they may ...
