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East Asian Geopolitics

The document outlines the course on East Asia geopolitics, focusing on the influence of geography on international politics and relations. It discusses the rise of China, military modernization, and the future of Sino-American relations as key factors shaping the region's geopolitical landscape. Additionally, it highlights the roles of major powers like the US, Japan, and China, and emphasizes the evolving nature of international security and human security issues.

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East Asian Geopolitics

The document outlines the course on East Asia geopolitics, focusing on the influence of geography on international politics and relations. It discusses the rise of China, military modernization, and the future of Sino-American relations as key factors shaping the region's geopolitical landscape. Additionally, it highlights the roles of major powers like the US, Japan, and China, and emphasizes the evolving nature of international security and human security issues.

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EAST ASIA GEOPOLITICS

Yuwanto, Ph.D.
Course Outline

 Basic Notion of Geopolitics


 East Asia Geopolitics
 East Asia Political Future

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Basic Notion of Geopolitics

• Geopolitics is the study of the effects of geography


(both human & physical) on international politics &
international relations.

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• Geopolitics is a method of foreign policy analysis
which seeks to understand, explain, and predict int’l
political behavior primarily in terms of geographical
variables (physical location, size, climate,
topography, demography, natural resources and
technological advances of the state).

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• Traditionally, the term has applied primarily to the
impact of geography on politics, but its usage has
evolved over the past century to encompass wider
connotations.

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• Geopolitics is multidisciplinary in scope, includes all
aspects of the social sciences—with particular
emphasis on political geography, int’l relations, the
territorial aspects of political science & int’l law.

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East Asia Geopolitics

• The pattern of Asian geopolitics can be examined by employing


three analytical perspectives:

 The first employs East Asia & the vigorous debate


over the meaning of the rise of China as an
intellectual prism to observe the currents of
geopolitical continuity & change that are currently
abroad in the Asian region.

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 The second explores the extent to which the
interacting forces of geopolitics & military
modernization foster the rise of new force
projection capabilities that may affect the strategic
environment in Asia—particularly in East Asia.

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 The third examines the future of Sino-American
relations in Asia in the context of the debate over
China’s ascent and U.S. decline — a discussion that
has intensified since the implosion of the U.S.
financial system in 2008 & the onset of the worst
global recession since the 1930s.

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East Asia Political Future

A. Major powers
 US, Japan & China

B. East Asia New Security


1. Changing Nature of Int’l security
2. Human security

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A. Major Powers

• East Asia political future depends largely on the major


powers in the region:

 How will US project its political, economic &


military power in Asia?

 How will Japan project its political, economic


& military power in Asia?

 How will China project its political, economic


& military power in Asia?

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B. East Asia New Security
1. Changing Int’l Security
The geopolitical landscape now lacks the
relative stability of the linear Cold War
division between the Soviet camp and the US
camp

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2. Human Security
• Counter-terrorism
• Environmental protection
• Drug trade
• Infectious diseases

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Comparative Aspects

• Traditional Security • Human Security


• State • Individual/Community
• National security • Societal security
• Structured violence • Unstructured chaos
• Competition • Cooperation

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