How Northeast Asians View Their Security
Abstract
When the cold war dominated international politics, the primary objective of U.S. security policy in Northeast Asia, as elsewhere, was the containment of the Soviet Union. Now, however, with the Soviet threat greatly diminished and the constraints of a bipolar international system replaced by the uncertainties of a transitional international order, knowledge of the perceptions of defense intellectuals in China, Japan, and South Korea should be an important ingredient in the formulation of U.S. security policy for Northeast Asia. Only with a grasp of the perceptions of the region's defense intellectuals is it possible for U.S. policymakers to anticipate the effect of policy initiatives for the region, to mold policy initiatives that influence the perceptions of the United States held by members of Northeast Asian security communities, and to facilitate the achievement of U.S. objectives in the future. This study examines the views held by Chinese, Japanese and South Korean defense intellectuals, who are professionally involved with security affairs, about their security environments, and analyzes their implications for the United States and the U.S. Army.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 08, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA241267
Entities
People
- Thomas L. Wilborn
Organizations
- United States Army War College