X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.00 Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 11:11:26 +0900 From: Yone Sugita <Madison at uwalumni.com> Subject: H-US-Japan: Invitation: Future of U.S. Forward Military Presence in Northeast Asia To: H-US-JAPAN at H-NET.MSU.EDU
H-US-Japan 21 July 2001 from Yone Sugita
Seminar
Limite seats are available. If you are interested in participating in this seminar, please let me know ASAP. Open to the public and free of charge.
14:30-16:30 3 August 2001
1-4-2 Shin Senri Higashimachi, Toyonaka-city, Senri Life Science Center Building 20th floor, Senri Club Meeting Room #2001 (Just across from Senri Chuo Station) Phone: 06-6873-2022, 06-6873-2021
Lecturer: Professor Jay Parker Academy Professor and Director of International Relations and National Security Studies: Department of Social Sciences, United States Military Academy, West Point
Title and Synopsis
Future of U.S. Forward Military Presence in Northeast Asia
This research considers the role of continued U.S. military presence in Northeast Asia in light of the dramatic momentum in Korean rapprochement and changing Japan-U.S.-China relationship. The focus is on three specific factors; 1) the re-emergence of China as a regional hegemon, 2) the domestic politics of the U.S.-Japan Security relationship following recent revisions of the Defense Guidelines, and 3) the redefinition of the regimes in the ROK and the DPRK through leadership transition and inter-Korean diplomatic initiatives. The study will conclude with a discussion of implications for policy makers and for future research.
This project has immediate utility for the military and has a direct bearing on questions raised as part of the QDR. American forces have served as the guarantor of East Asian regional security for more than fifty years. Some have argued that the end of the Cold War and recent initiatives between North and South Korea make the end of U.S. forward presence in East Asia inevitable. However, those who fear a resurgent China, those who express concerns about long-term Japanese strategic intent, and those concerned about the dramatic destabilizing effect of a possible Korean reunification all have expressed a desire for continued U.S. presence. In fact, the governments of both North Korea and China have recently reaffirmed the need for U.S. troops in Korea in particular and East Asia in general. While other nations can express the desire for an American presence, it is U.S. policy makers with the advice of the senior military leadership who must decide whether a presence can continue and-if so-what form it will take.
The objective of this project is to research and publish a study on the future role of United States in Northeast Asia in light of projected challenges from Korea reunification, a resurgent China, and the changing Japanese vision of its security. Particular emphasis will be placed on U.S. response to possible changes in the Japan-Korea-China relationship.
In addition to both archival and secondary source research, the researcher will conduct extensive interviews with key decisions makers, policy analysts, journalists, and scholars. This is a continuation of the research conducted for previous studies and will focus on updating previous findings in light of changes in North-South Korean dialogue, domestic political debates in Japan, and the outcome of the U.S. elections.
The expected final products of this research include 1) a formal conference paper for presentation at the July 2001 International Studies Association (ISA) Conference, 2) a publishable article drawn from this research and revised based on comments and feedback received from the ISA presentation, 3) a monograph or short book incorporating these findings with earlier related research on the future of East Asian security.
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