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In the vocabulary of geopolitics, deterrence figures prominently as a dynamic feature of relations between potential adversaries and a perennial topic among political leaders, policymakers, military strategists and international relations scholars. But how much and what kind of deterrence is adequate? At what point does deterrence become provocation? When are one side’s moves to deter likely to be misinterpreted by the other side? This dangerous dance is as old as human history, as groups, tribes and eventually nations have come in contact with one another. It figures in the war in Ukraine and the efforts to bring it to an end. It is at the heart of the decades of conflict in the Middle East. And it is central to the evolving global rivalry between the United States and China, and in potential Asian flashpoints such as the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait.

The concept of deterrence is not going away, but sometimes a simple change in vocabulary can open up the promise of a changed dynamic that could reduce the likelihood of conflict — in this case, “reassurance.” That is the genesis of this cover package of Global Asia. At last year’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore — an annual forum that centers on global and regional power dynamics — one of the authors in the cover package posed the question: “What about reassuring adversaries?” The Toda Peace Institute in Tokyo took up that fundamental question in a series of workshops this year that focused on some of the most intractable tensions facing Asia, including the US-China rivalry, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait.

Global Asia Description:

Uitgever: East-Asia-Foundation

Categorie: Politics

Taal: English

Frequentie: Quarterly

Global Asia is a quarterly publication of the East Asia Foundation. The foundation, established in Seoul in January 2005, strives to promote peace, prosperity, security and sustainability in East Asia by creating an open and creative forum for the exchange of ideas on regional co-operation and integration, among other goals.

The mission we have set for ourselves with Global Asia is both bold and urgent: It is to provide a compelling, serious, and responsible forum for distinguished thinkers, policymakers, political leaders and business people to debate the most important issues in Asia today.

Global Asia is not a journal with a fixed point of view, or a particular agenda. Our aim is to give voice to the global dimension of what is happening in Asia. In our pages and on our web site, we aim for Asia to speak to the world, and the world to Asia. That is important at a time when this region is playing an ever greater role in world affairs.

There are other fine publications on international affairs. What sets us apart is our focus: Asia. We believe that the world is moving into “the Age of Asia,” to borrow a phrase from one of the articles in the inaugural issue of Global Asia in September 2006. This transformation is not going to occur overnight, but it has already begun.

The region’s dynamic economic growth, stable and accountable political systems, maturing democracies, and evolving sense of community are giving Asia greater weight in the world. These developments will have enormous implications for governments, businesses, societies and individuals across the globe. How that transformation is viewed, and shaped, from within Asia and how it is perceived outside Asia is an essential part of the story we have to tell.

The forces of globalization are having a profound impact throughout the world. And they are being influenced and channeled in different ways in different parts of the world. Ours is the story of Asia’s experience with globalization, and the ideas and debates influencing it. In pursuing our mission, we aim to play a part, however modest, in helping to shape the future of Asia.