David C. Kang

American Grand Strategy and East Asian Security in the Twenty-First Century

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Produktbeschreibung

David C. Kang tells an often overlooked story about East Asia's 'comprehensive security', arguing that American policy towards Asia should be based on economic and diplomatic initiatives rather than military strength.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781316616406
• ISBN-10: 1316616401
• Artikelnr.: 48384921

Autorenporträt

David C. Kang is Professor of International Relations and Business at the University of Southern California. He is author of numerous books, including Crony Capitalism: Corruption and Development in South Korea and the Philippines (Cambridge, 2008) and East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute (2012). A regular consultant for US government agencies and the military, he has written for the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, and appears regularly in media such as CNN, BBC, and NPR.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Comprehensive East Asian security
2. The size of the fight in the dog: costly signals in international bargaining
3. No arms race: military expenditures in East Asia and Latin America
4. North Korea: costly signals and a willingness to fight
5. South Korea: desiring good relations with China
6. Philippines foreign policy: cheap talk about a free ride
7. Vietnam: who's chasing whom in Vietnam-US relations
8. Comprehensive security in Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, and Australia
9. Powerful patron: America's changing relations with East Asia
10. A minimalist American grand strategy towards Asia.