Centre for North East Asian Studies

The 21st century, oft referred to as the Asian century in international politics is so called owing to the rise of powerful economies from what was once seen as the Orient. Countries in Northeast Asia, be it the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), Japan, Republic of China (ROC)/ Taiwan, South Korea or North Korea exert myriad types of influences on the international system. The various types of relationships among the countries of the Northeast Asian region also impact international politics as these range from conflicts over disputed islands, espionage, perceived historical injustices such as the Nanjing massacre to rising volumes of trades in the region to potential nuclear crises to balancing between acts of cooperation and conflict. The history, culture, society and politics, all of which are different from that of the Western world become interesting aspects of study as all of these impact the posturing of the countries of the region in their respective foreign policies. Given th...