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Strategic Security Issues in North East Asia (特集 北東アジアにおける社会経済的課題の共有化)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Smirnov, Sergey Sergey, M. Smirnov |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | It is not easy to select the specific issues to be included in my presentation devoted to NE Asia security challenges. A spectrum of challenges and uncertainties seems to be too broad today while the vision of politicians supposedly trying to manage the things in security environment is sometimes motivated by the factors which are very difficult to predict and calculate. To begin with let me try to answer some general questions concerning security situation in NE Asia. First, what has happened in this sphere since our previous workshop in Vladivostok last March? Have we seen any extraordinary or even remarkable event? The answer is – “negative” . Second, how can we address the security environment in our region in general a stabile one, deteriorating or improving? Here my answer will be a pragmatic one – “Do not know for sure”. Thirdly, do I see any signs of change, ‘outside’ factors and tendencies that can affect the security situation in NE Asia? Yes, I do. Let’s get back to Assertion #1. Of course, one can tell about serious incidents happened on Korean peninsula – the sinking of South Korean warship ‘Cheonan’ in March , the artillery shelling of South Korean Yeonpyeong island in November. True, these incidents were serious and tragic – 50 South Koreans were killed including four |
| Starting Page | 17 |
| Ending Page | 22 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://hamada.u-shimane.ac.jp/research/organization/near/41kenkyu/kenkyu23.data/Smirnov_Sergey_M.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
