Type of Credit: Elective
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This course aims to investigate the various analytical frameworks in the field of international security with a review of the dominant paradigms that affect the contemporary global order. The purpose of this course is to review a wide range of the literature concerning the study of conflict and energy security in international relations, and particularly the theoretical material concerning war and international violence in the region of East and Southeast Asia. By studying the power competitions between two major powers in the region, the US and China, this course will cover the security issues in this region, and also introduce the ‘hub and spoke’ structure under the US alliances, including the discussions on Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia region.
能力項目說明
The course is designed for the discussion of a range of contemporary issues in the globalization and security issues of modern Asia, including the socio-economic development patterns and positions of selected countries. The instructors will adopt the level of analysis questioning what influences the regional dynamics and integrations among Asian countries, including their security, economic, and social behavior. This course is designed deliberately to accommodate to the discretion and expertise of the instructor concerned.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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Week 1: Introduction and Syllabus Distribution
Week 2: Theoretical Components
• Readings
– Basic IR theories and structure. Shambaugh D. and M. Yahuda. Ch 1.
Week 3: History and Structure of East Asia
• Readings
– History of East Asia. Shambaugh D. and M. Yahuda. Ch 2 by Kim.
– International Structure of East Asia. Shambaugh D. and M. Yahuda. Ch 3 by Acharya.
– Hierarchy and Anarchy in East Asia. David Kang. 2003. Getting Asia wrong: The need for new analytical framework. International Security 27, 4:57-81.
-David Lake. 2007. Escape from the state of nature: Authority and hierarchy in world politics. International Security 32, 1:44-79.(optional)
Week 4: The Role of Major Powers and Securities Issues in East Asia I
• Readings
– The U.S. in Asia. Shambaugh D. and M. Yahuda. Ch 4 by Sutter.
– Japan in Asia. Shambaugh D. and M. Yahuda. Ch 8 by Green.
Week 5: The Role of Major Powers and Securities Issues in East Asia II
• Readings
- Shambaugh D. and M. Yahuda. Ch 6 by Saunders.
- Zheng Bijian. 2005. China’s Peaceful Rise to Great-Power Status. Foreign Affairs 84:5, pp.18- 24.
Week 6 The Current Sino-US Completions in the Region
• Readings
-Richard Hass and David Sacks. 2020. “American Support for Taiwan Must Be Unambiguous: To Keep the Peace, Make Clear to China That Force Won’t Stand,” Foreign Affairs, 2 September.
-Bonnie S. Glaser, Michael J. Mazarr, Michael J. Glennon, Richard Haass, and David Sacks. 2020. “Dire Straits: Should American Support for Taiwan Be Ambiguous?” Foreign Affairs, 24 September.
-Charles Chong-Han Wu. 2021. The End of Washington's Strategic Ambiguity? The Debate over US Policy toward Taiwan. The China Review, Vol.21.no.2, p177-202
-Weixing Hu. 2018. “Trump’s China Policy and Its Implications for the ‘Cold Peace’ across the Taiwan Strait,” The China Review, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 61–88.
Week 7 ASEAN and Security Issues I
• Readings
–ASEAN and Regionalism in East Asia. D. Weatherbee Ch 1&4.
– Conflict Resolution and Economic Integration in ASEAN. D. Weatherbee Ch 5&7.
Week 8 ASEAN and Security Issues II
• Readings
Amitav Acharya, Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia-ASEAN and the Problem of Regional Order (London: Routledge, 2014), pp. 1-42.
– ASEAN and The New Multilateral Integration. Shambaugh D. and M. Yahuda. Ch 9 by Simon.
Week 9-10 First Paper Presentations (1st paper due)
Week 11 ASEAN and Security Issues III
• Readings
-David Vines, The BRI and RCEP: Ensuring Cooperation in the Liberalization of Trade in Asia, Economic and Political Studies 6(3) (2018): 338-348.
-Min Ye, China and Competing Cooperation in Asia-Pacific: TPP, RCEP, and the New Silk Road, Asian Security 11(3) (2015): 206-224.
Week 12 Territorial Issues in East Asia
• Readings
-Douglas Gibler. Territorial Peace. Ch2 &3
-Charles Chong-Han Wu. 2022. The Maritime Silk Road and Its Implications for China's Regional Policy.
Week 13 The Secondary States in the region and the Strategies Toward the Sino-US Competitions
• Readings
–Lim, Darren, and Zack Cooper. 2015. "Reassessing Hedging: The Logic of Alignment in East Asia." Security Studies 24 (2): 696-727.
-Charles Chong-Han. Wu. 2016. Taiwan Hedging Strategy Against China-The Strategic Implications of Ma Yin-Jeou's Mainland Policy
Week 14 Chinese Foreign Aid
• Readings
-Fuchs A, Rudyak M. 2019. The Motives of China’s Foreign Aid. In: Handbook on the International Political Economy of China. Edward Elgar Publishing
-Dreher A, Fuchs A, Parks B, Stange A, and Tierney MJ. 2018. Apples and Dragon Fruits: The Determinants of Aid and Other Forms of State Financing from China to Africa. International Studies Quarterly 62(1): 182-194.
Week 15 Public Health Issues and China’s Health Silk Road
• Readings
-Shen, Gordon C, and Victoria Y Fan. 2014. China's provincial diplomacy to Africa: applications to health cooperation. Contemporary Politics 20 (2): 182-208.
-Shi, Xuefei, and Paul Hoebink. 2020. From Chengdu to Kampala: the role of subnational actors in China’s Foreign Aid. Journal of Contemporary China 29 (121): 125-140.
Week 16-17 2nd Paper Presentations (2nd paper due)
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Type of Assessment Methods |
Weighting |
Description of Assessment |
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Class participation |
20 % |
Students will participate in the in-class activities and contribute to the discussions and debates. |
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2 Short Papers
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80 % |
Students will submit 2 short papers (3000 words max) related to the contemporary security/ conflict issues related to the courses. Each of the papers represent 40% of the final grades, and students will present each of the findings during the semester. |
This course has no desinged textbooks. The coursepack will be distributed in the first class.
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