What power structure does East Asia hold from the international politics perspective?
The reason for this question being an important one is because of the fact that Korea
cannot come up with the right kind of foreign policy without the understanding of East
Asia’s dynamic structure. Without the understanding of the international relations of
East Asia, it is impossible to understand the world politics and it is also impossible
to know where Korea stands in terms of foreign relations. How can one understand the
dynamic structure of East Asia? Many-sided approach is surely needed since power itself
is an aggregate of various factors. Even from this, one can tell that analyzing the
dynamic structure of East Asia requires massive amount of work. In international relations,
state power is projected toward military, economy, and ideology at the same time. However,
these three elements do not act independently but they are inter-related. Truly solid country
should be able to project its power toward all three areas. Historically, the United States is
the only country that effectively projected its power in all three areas. During the Cold War,
the Soviet Union projected its power in the area of military but not the other two. Consequently,
unlike the US, the Soviet Union could not be a winner in East Asia. In other words, not having
the balanced power in all three areas means one’s lack of capability to achieve its intended
goals. How can one measure the power structure of military and economy? Looking at East Asian
diplomacy and security relations for the last 100 years, principles that run through the
international relations of East Asia can be discovered.
No : 2005-01
Publishing Company : Hanwool Academy
Date of Publication : 2005
Number Of Pages : 514 Page
Price : 28,000 Won