Asia’s Alliance Triangle: US-Japan-South Korea Relations at a Tumultuous Time PDF
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Edited by Gilbert Rozman ASIA’S ALLIANCE TRIANGLE US-Japan-South Korea Relations EDITED BY GILBERT ROZMAN at a Tumultuous Time Asia’s Alliance Triangle ASAN-PALGRAVE MACMILLAN SERIES The Asan Institute for Policy Studies is an independent, non-partisan think tank with the mandate to undertake policy-relevant research to foster domestic, regional, and international environments that are conducive to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Korean reunification. The Asan Forum In June 2013, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies launched The Asan Forum , an online journal dedicated to the debate and analysis of issues that affect Asia and beyond. Under the leadership of Gilbert Rozman, The Asan Forum brings together scholars and policy experts from across the region and disciplines, seeking a diversity of views to harness the intellectual synergy created when perspectives compete and, more importantly, complement one another. 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No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978-1-349-55393-8 E-PDF ISBN: 978–1–137–54171–0 DOI: 10.1057/9781137541710 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Asia’s alliance triangle : US-Japan-South Korea relations at a tumultuous time / edited by Gilbert Rozman. pages cm.—(Asan-Palgrave Macmillan series) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. United States—Foreign relations—Japan. 2. Japan—Foreign relations—United States. 3. United States—Foreign relations—Korea (South) 4. Korea (South)—Foreign relations—United States. 5. Japan— Foreign relations—Korea (South) 6. Korea (South)—Foreign relations— Japan. I. Rozman, Gilbert. E183.8.J3A864 2015 327.73052—dc23 2015013625 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Contents List of Illustrations i x Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part I The US-ROK Alliance at 60 Years 1 Synopsis of the Asan Washington Forum, 2013: “The Enduring Alliance: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of ROK-US Relations,” Parts 1 and 2 3 Gilbert Rozman 2 Retrospect and Prospect of the ROK-US Alliance at 60 and Beyond 29 Choi Kang 3 Synopsis of the Asan Seminar: “Managing ROK-US Relations” 43 Gilbert Rozman 4 Synopsis of the Asan Institute-Pacific Forum CSIS Conference on US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Relations 53 J. Berkshire Miller Part II Japan-ROK Relations under Stress 5 ROK and US Views on the Foreign Policy of the Abe Administration 61 Bong Youngshik 6 Japan’s Defense Reforms and Korean Perceptions of Japan’s Collective Self-Defense 75 J. Berkshire Miller vi ● Contents 7 Korea-Japan Relations under Deep Stress 87 Park Cheol Hee Part III Japan’s Emerging National Security Policy 8 Complacency and Indecisiveness in Japan’s New One-Party Dominance and Foreign Policy 107 Koichi Nakano 9 Evolution of Japan’s National Security Policy under the Abe Administration 113 Yamaguchi Noboru 10 Japanese Politics Concerning Collective Self-Defense 127 Yuichi Hosoya Part IV Obama’s Meetings with Abe and Park in March and April 2014 and US-Japan Relations in Late 2014 11 Circling the Square: History and Alliance Management 145 Lee Chung Min 12 Rebalancing and Entanglement: America’s Dilemma in East Asia 151 Kiichi Fujiwara 13 President Obama and Japan-South Korean Relations 157 Sheila A. Smith 14 State of the Rebalance 163 Thomas Hubbard 15 US-Japan Relations: Do We Share the Same Values and View of History? US, Japanese, and South Korean Perspectives 169 Dennis Blair, Nakanishi Hiroshi, Bong Youngshik, and Hyun Daesong Part V Japanese and Korean National Identity 16 National Identities, Historical Memories, and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia 189 Gi-Wook Shin Contents ● vii 17 National Identity under Transformation: New Challenges to South Korea 203 Kim Jiyoon 18 A National Identity Approach to Japan’s Late 2013 Foreign Policy Thinking 219 Gilbert Rozman 19 Review Article, October 2014: Civilizational Polarization and Japan 233 Gilbert Rozman 20 Realism versus Revisionism in Abe’s Foreign Policy in 2014 241 Gilbert Rozman List of Contributors 2 55 Index 259 This page intentionally left blank Illustrations Figure 17.1 Country favorability ratings (2013) 212 Tables 1.1 The Asan Washington Forum, June 24–25, 2013: Day 1 3 1.2 The Asan Washington Forum, June 24–25, 2013: Day 2 5 5.1 A nation’s attractiveness 72 5.2 Country trustworthiness 72 5.3 Favorability toward a nation’s leader 73 17.1 Preconditions for Koreanness 208 17.2 Preconditions for Koreanness: by age group 210 17.3 Hypothetical soccer match 213 17.4 Perception of North Korea by age group 214 17.5 Attitude toward unification by age group 214
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