1st Edition

Security Dynamics in the East China Sea and Northeast Asia Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities

Edited By Howard M. Hensel Copyright 2027
358 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

358 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This edited volume examines the challenges and opportunities confronting the various powers that were and currently are active within the East China Sea and the Northeast Asia sub-region. For centuries, Northeast Asia has been a contested sub-region, first among the indigenous peoples and, later, among external powers. The security dynamics within the East China Sea and the Northeast Asia... Read more

Introduction, Howard M. Hensel  

Part I: Security Challenges and Power Configurations in the East China Sea and Northeast Asian Sub-Region: The Historical Context  

Chapter 1: Imperial China and the Heritage of Northeast Asia to 1850, David A. Graff  

Chapter 2: Russo-Japanese Competition in Northeast Asia Within the Context of Great Power Rivalry, 1850-1905, Howard M. Hensel  

Chapter 3: Russo-Japanese Competition in Northeast Asia Within the Context of Great Power Rivalry, 1905-1931, Howard M. Hensel  

Chapter 4: Russo-Japanese Competition in Northeast Asia Within the Context of Great Power Rivalry: 1931-1945, Howard M. Hensel  

Chapter 5: The Rise of the Communist Party of China and Establishment of the Peoples Republic of China, 1921-1953, Xiaobing Li  

Chapter 6: Northeast Asia after 1953, Yafeng Xia  

Part II: Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities in the East China Sea and the Maritime Northeast Asian Sub-Region 

Chapter 7: Law of the Sea, Sovereignty, and the East China Sea, Mika Hayashi  

Chapter 8: Maritime Dynamics in Northeast Asia, Geoffrey Till  

Part III: The Contemporary National Interests, Objectives, and Strategies of the East China Sea and the Northeast Asian Sub-Regional Powers  

Chapter 9: China, Yves-Heng Lim  

Chapter 10: Russia, Alexey D. Muraviev  

Chapter 11: North Korea, Minsung Kim  

Chapter 12: The United States, Rebecca Grant  

Chapter 13: Japan, Bret Perry and John Bradford  

Chapter 14: South Korea, Hyun Ji Rim  

Chapter 15: Taiwan, John W. Tai  

Conclusion, Howard M. Hensel

Biography

Howard M. Hensel is the Henry H. Arnold Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at the USAF Air War College, USA. He is author/editor of many books, including the companion volumes to the present work: Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific (2018), Naval Powers in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific (2018), Air Power in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific (2020), Security Dynamics in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula (2022), and Security Dynamics in the South China Sea: Challenges and Opportunities (2024).