challenges that are related to the Asian security and foreign policy,

(1) Choose any of the issues/events/challenges that are related to the Asian
security and foreign policy, which bear relevance to the regional and
international relations. Below are just enumerated EXAMPLES you may be
interested in. Of course, you can choose YOUR OWN topic other than the one(s)
listed below for your paper. To write a paper that spans 10 to 12 pages (font
12/double-spaced).

 Territorial disputes in Asia.
 The US Indo-Pacific strategy
 North Korea and security dilemma in Asia
 US pivot to/rebalance in Asia
 The US containment/encirclement of China.
 Xi Jinping and Chinese peaceful rise/development
 The Japanese ‘new’ government/Abe administration under LDP and its effects
on the Sino-Japanese rivalry
 The growing ‘security’ role of SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) in
Central Asia.
 Chinese perspective of the US foreign/security policy vis-à-vis Asia
 Democracy and political developments in Asia
 The US ‘new relations’ with Central Asian governments and its effects on the
regional and international balance of power in Asia.
 The Sino-Japanese competition over ASEAN.
 The geopolitical and strategic justification of the Six-party Talks that involve
China, Russia, Japan and US, among others.
 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) and free trade.
 Indo-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir and ‘nuclear game.’
 The whys of the controversy over the Japanese ‘right to collective self-defense’
that can use its forces when an ally including the US comes under attack.
 The effects of US arms sales to Taiwan on trilateral security relations among
China, Taiwan, and US.
 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the growing
interest of other powers (US, EU, China, Japan, and South Korea) in the region.
 Triangular relations among Japan, China and India and their effects on the
regional and international balance of power.
 The effects of the Chinese ‘scientific development and harmonious society’ on
its regional and international relations.

 Japan’s Peace Constitution (Article 9) and controversy over the Japanese ‘right
to collective self-defense’
 North Korea nuclear programs and their effects on the security relations
among Japan, China, South Korea and US.
 The "Taiwan Question" and triangular relations among China, Japan and US.
 The Japanese domestic politics and its effects on her security policy.
 The joint missile defense (MD) between US and Japan and its effects on the
security environment in Asia.
 The effect of US realignment of the global military posture and transformation
on the security implications in Asia.
 The validity and backdrop of the "China's rise and threat" theory.
 The growing China-African cooperation via the Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation (FOCAC).
 Japan’s ‘remilitarization’ and China’s ‘military modernization’ and the effects of
these two developments on regional and global security environment.
 The Sino-Indian relations and regional balance of power in Asia.
 The triangular relations among ASEAN, Japan and China and the effect of ARF
(ASEAN Regional Forum) on regional security in East Asia.
 The effect of triangular relations among Central Asia, Russia and China on the
US security interest in Asia.
 A comparison between ASEAN and SAARC.
 Chinese perception/suspicion of American efforts to spin a web of security
alliance around China’s borders.
 The effects of a possible Japan’s constitutional amendment (Peace
Constitution/Article 9) on the Asian security. The whys of the Japanese pursuit
for a ‘normal’ country?
 US and Japan’s characterization of Taiwan as their "common strategic interest."
and its effect on the Chinese foreign and security policy.
 Sino-Indian relations and regional balance of power in Asia.
 The validity of so-called "China threat’: Is China a looming threat to U.S.
security?
 China and the joint missile defense (MD) between US and Japan.
 ‘New’ cross-straits relations between Taiwan and China
 Hong Kong’s developments/democratization and China
 Chinese perception of the Japanese ‘historical legacy’ and its effect on the Sino-
Japanese relations.
 The territorial disputes between China and Japan and its effects on the security
relations between the two powers.
 North Korea under new leader Kim Jong Un and its effect on the security
relations among China, US, Japan, and South Korea.
 The questionable 'status' of the Six-party Talks and the security relations
among China, US, Japan, Russia and South Korea.
 SCO and the US influence in Central Asia