Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development Japan and South Korea in Southeast Asia

Brendan Howe, "Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development: Japan and South Korea in Southeast Asia "
English | ISBN: 1138322407 | 2018 | 134 pages | EPUB | 1492 KB
Faced with significant security challenges, in recent years Japan and South Korea have both sought to raise their international profile through peacebuilding, development, humanitarian assistance, and human security. This book assesses the past, present, and future potential of these niche diplomacy initiatives undertaken by Japan and South Korea, largely in Southeast Asia. The book concludes that not only do such nontraditional security channels have the potential to achieve meaningful change for partners and beneficiaries, but they could also form the basis of future confidence-building and security cooperation between Japan and South Korea, which have to date achieved little in the field of traditional security cooperation, despite facing many shared challenges.