ASIA - PACIFIC

REGION
Dimitri Nadiradze
 COURSE AGENDA

1) Introductory lecture
2) KEY ACTORS - China
3) KEY ACTORS - Japan
4) KEY ACTORS - the United States
5) ACTORS - Russia and India in the Region
6) ACTORS - Southeast Asia
7) ACTORS - Australia and Oceania
8) MID-TERM EXAM
 COURSE AGENDA

10) INTERACTIONS - The Japanese-US & Sino-Japanese Relations

11) INTERACTIONS - The Sino-US Relations
12) CONFLICTS – Chinese Conflicts
13) CONFLICTS – Korean Conflict
14) CONFLICTS – Japanese Conflicts
15) SIMULATION Exercise
16) Asian Economic Miracle
FINAL EXAM
LITERATURE
ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES
 EVALUATION

F FX E D C B A
0-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
60% 40%

Midterm Evaluation Final Exam

60 Points 40 Points
Min 20 Min 15

12 Points 10 Points 8 Points 30 Points

Seminars Presentation Simulation Midterm Exam

+ BONUS?
 ANY
QUESTIONS???
 ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

 GDP – 3 States out of Top 5 (US, China, Japan, Germany, UK)

 Mil. Spending – 4 States out of Top 5 (US, China, India, UK, Russia)
 World Population – 2/3
 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

 For How Long Can the US Maintain the Hegemony in the Region?

 Can China and the US Cooperate or Are They on Collision Course?

 What Role Can Japan’s Militarization Play?

 Are Chinese Territorial Disputes Likely to Result in War?

 Will North Korea Start The WWIII?

 INTRODUCTION

The Idea Behind The Asia-Pacific

Sub-Regions and Major Actors

Major Features of Asia-Pacific

Historical Context
 THE IDEA BEHIND THE ASIA-PACIFIC

Legitimizes the Involvement of the US in Asian Affairs

Links East Asia to the Wider Pacific Region

Highlights the Asian Dimension

 ALTERNATIVE NAMES

East Asia

Pacific Region

Far East
NARROW AND BROAD FOCUS
 SUB-REGIONS AND OTHER ACTORS

 North-East Asia  The United States

 South-East Asia  India
 Australia and Oceania
 NORTH-EAST ASIA
Russia
North Korea

China

Japan
South Korea
 SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Mainland

Maritime
MAINLAND SOUTH-EAST ASIA
Laos

Vietnam

Myanmar

Thailand

Cambodia
MARITIME SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Brunei

Philippines

Malaysia
Singapore

Indonesia

East Timor
AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA

Papua New Guinea

Fiji

Australia
New Zealand
THE UNITED STATES & INDIA
LET’S REPEAT SUB-REGIONS
 MAJOR FEATURES OF CONTEMPORARY
ASIA PACIFIC

Political Systems

Economic Systems

Types of Societies

Cultures and Underlying Values

 POLITICAL SYSTEMS

Liberal Democracy (Parliamentary, Federal)

Democratization with Authoritarian Features
Communist State
Constitutional Monarchy
One-Man Rule

Military Rule
Sultanate
 ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

The United States, Australia, New Zealand

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

China

Singapore
Brunei
North Korea
 TYPES OF SOCIETIES

Rural and Urban Societies

Multicultural and Homogeneous Societies

Ethnic and Religious Minorities

CULTURES AND UNDERLYING VALUES

Western Civilization
Chinese Civilization
Japanese Civilization
Islamic Civilization

Indian Civilization
Orthodox Civilization
 THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Traditional Civilizations

The Era of Imperialism

The 1945 – 1989 Period

 TRADITIONAL CIVILIZATIONS

China – State or Civilization?

Japanese Isolationism

South-East Asia - Indochina

 THE ERA OF IMPERIALISM

European Involvement in the Region

Spheres of Influence in Different Regions of China

End of Japanese Isolationism and Beginning of Expansion

Colonizing South-East Asia

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

 THE 1945 – 1989 PERIOD

1940s: Defeat of Japan – Enemies Become Partners

1940s: Chinese Communism – Partners Become Enemies
1940s: Decolonization Process
1950s: Korean Conflict
1960s: Vietnam War
1970s: Shanghai Communiqué & One-China Policy
1970s: East Timor & Problems of Self-determination
1980s: Economic Success of South Korea & Case of Asian Tigers
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QUESTIONS???
 SUMMARIZING MAJOR POINTS

The Idea Behind Asia-Pacific

Sub-Regions and Major Actors

Major Features of Contemporary Asia-Pacific

Historical Context and The Era of Imperialism
Post WWII Period
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