Table Of ContentThe Economy–Security Nexus in
Northeast Asia
The dynamics of Northeast Asia have traditionally been considered primarily in
military and hard security terms or alternatively along their economic dimen-
sions. This book argues that relations among the states of Northeast Asia are far
more comprehensible when the mutually shaping interactions between econom-
ics and security are considered simultaneously. It examines these interactions and
some of the key empirical questions they pose, the answers to which have impor-
tant lessons for international relations beyond Northeast Asia. Contributors to this
volume analyze how the states of the region defi ne their “security,” and how
bilateral relations in hard security issues and economic linkages play out among
Japan, China, and the two Koreas. Further, the chapters interrogate how different
patterns of techno-nationalist development affect regional security ties, and the
extent to which closer economic connections enhance or detract from a nation’s
self-perceived security. The book concludes by discussing scenarios for the
future and the conditions that will shape relations between economics and secu-
rity in the region.
T his book will be welcomed by students and scholars of Asian politics, Asian
economics, security studies, and political economy.
T.J. Pempel is Professor and Forcey Chair of Political Science for the Study of
East Asian Politics at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
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Contents
List of fi gures and tables xi
About the contributors xiii
Acknowledgments xv
1 Introduction: The economic–security nexus in Northeast Asia 1
T.J. PEMPEL
PART 1
Economics and security in Northeast Asia:
Geographical interfaces
2 Drinking poison to quench a thirst? The security
consequences of China–Taiwan economic integration 25
SCOTT L. KASTNER
3 The North Korean economy and international society 42
HIROKO IMAMURA
PART 2
Economics and security in Northeast Asia: Functional interfaces
4 Economics, security, and technology in Northeast Asia:
Maneuvering between nationalist and globalist forces 65
TAI MING CHEUNG
5 Bolstering economic interdependence despite bullying
memories in Northeast Asia 89
JONG KUN CHOI
