In his new book “Pacific Power Paradox,” Van Jackson identifies the Asian peace as a layered, historically contingent peace that, at the regional level and over time, includes sources such as Sino-U.S. détente, intra-Asian economic interdependence, the general deterrence afforded by U.S. alliances, regionalism, and sometimes even democratization.
Van Jackson
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington
David C. Kang
Director, USC Korean Studies Institute
Frank Aum, moderator
Senior Expert, Northeast Asia, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/fate-asian-peace
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