Syllabus for Summer Semester in 2024:

1. Introduction of lecture, Geopolitical and Geoeconomic feature of East Asia (February 21)

2. Modern and contemporary history of regional security (February 28)

3. Territorial disputes in East Asia (March 6)

4. Arms race in the region and economic interdependence (March 13)

5. U.S. “deterrence by denial” strategy and U.S. forces in East Asia (March 20)

6. Xi’s third term and hybrid challenges posed by PRC (March 27)

7. Japan’s pragmatic self-defense approach and Japan-U.S. alliance (April 3)

8. Taiwan contingency and Taiwan’s defense policy (April 10)

9. PRC’s assertiveness in Southeast Asia and reactions by ASEAN members (April 17)

10. DPRK’s WMD development and North-South relations (April 24)
11. Russia’s pivot to Asia, Russo-DPRK cooperation and Russo-China strategic partnership (May 1)

12. Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine to East Asia and future perspective of security in the region (May 8)

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