North Asia And The United Nations

My first point it that the United Stated has a strong Military. The United States military is very powerful today and has many soldiers joining and fighting each year. The United states has the largest Military in the world if you combine all of its aspects. It has the most Military vehicles than any other Military. It has many types of transportation. It has Naval Ships and Submarines, Air force planes and fighter jets, Army Tanks, Humvees, Helicopters, and many more. The United states military has a total of 1,400,000 active members, 8,848 Tanks, 13,892 aircrafts, and 72 submarines

“As the world digs out from the economic downturn of 2009, it seems that annual growth in global defense spending is back. Total global defense spending is seen increasing 0.6 percent from $1.538 trillion in 2013 to $1.547 trillion in 2014, according to a forecast released Tuesday in London from IHS Jane’s Aerospace, Defence & Security. If the forecast proves accurate, it will be the first time since 2009 that the world grew spending on military hardware and armies since 2009.” (Angelo). While the rise in military spending hasn't really been explained, it doesn't change the fact that worldwide military spending is on the rise. Countries around the world are arming themselves for reasons unknown. Most likely, they're doing to just provide better there nation's security against increasingly dangerous terrorist threats. Now, looking into it deeper we can see the parts of the world that are culprit to the increased military spending. “In 2014, military spending in North America and Western Europe decreased while an increase was shown in Eastern Europe and Asia.” (SIPRI). Now it is true that the US government's spending far exceeds China’s but, the fact is that China is trying to enlarge its military. Is a war coming? Most likely not, but China does want to better its position in the world and the best

Thesis: The role of the United Nations has changed from being primarily an international peacekeeping force to primarily a humanitarian organization.

The United States military is the strongest military that the world has ever seen. However if it is to continue to remain a dominant power it must remain in key positions throughout the world. The United States military is used for more than just fighting the nations wars, it is also used as a diplomatic tool, a deterrent, and to assist in stabilizing the world economy. The effects of reducing U.S. troop presence around the world will have repercussions in more aspects than simply military strength.

What is ironic is that even though the United States wrote Japan’s pacifist constitution that disarmed the nation, the U.S. has been pushing for the remilitarization of Japan since the Cold War. In 1952, the two nations signed the U.S.-Japan Peace Treaty, in which the U.S. recognized Japan’s right to join in collective defence and its United Nations right to defend itself as a sovereign nation. Over the years, it has become evident that despite the benefits Japan has enjoyed from its peaceful constitution, the time has come for Japan to embody its right as a sovereign nation to provide its own defence.

“In recent years, the United States has reaffirmed its desire and determination to be a Pacific Power” (Liu, Lisong). In order for this reaffirmation to happen, it will take open-mindedness, determination and acceptance to move our country forward in its foreign relations endeavor of today’s Asian culture. In order to begin to understand relations between the United States and modern East Asia from World War II forward, one must first fully understand and appreciate the dynamic of complexity and hardship that ravenged the region at that time.

Prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, a number of Western nations had colonies in Southeast Asia, but as the century progressed there was more and more opposition to colonial rule in the form of nationalism. Through their “Asia for Asians” policy, as well as their destruction of the myth of European supremacy, Japanese involvement in East Asia created the perfect breeding ground not only for nationalist movements, but for the spread of communism.

     The United States’ enormous economy enables it to fund the most powerful armed forces in the world. The nation’s annual military spending averages at $369 billions as of 2002 on just national defenses (Greenberg 546). How many countries in the world today, can afford to fund this type of military spending yearly? The answer is none. The US currently owned the most highly technological advanced weapons in the world, capable of almost anything and can target any country with a press of a button. Although most country already acquired this type of technology, the US’s is still the more dominating and with the most abundant in warheads. More importantly, The United States

Japan emerged from the ashes of World War II to rebuild and become one of the Asian Tigers with a juggernaut economy and a homogeneous nation full of hardworking people. Japan's wartime past continues to affect its relationship with its Asian neighbors in general and with South and North Korea in particular, though, and some observers suggest that nothing will ever be truly normal until "Japan comes clean" about its past. To determine the facts, this paper provides a review of the relevant peer-reviewed literature concerning these issues to identify the main issues of interest and contention, and how the respective sides concerned have historically dealt with them. A summary of the research and important findings are presented in the conclusion.

Evelyn Goh’s paper on Hierarchical order in South East Asia aims to explain the surprising peace and mutual co-operation which grew out of South East Asia following the post-Cold-War period. Her main argument is that it is the South East Asian states themselves which created this peace and co-operation through two broad ‘pathways’: Omni-enmeshment on a regional and inter-state level and the creation of a ‘complex balance of influence.’ My main criticism with her argument is that the current order in South East Asia has yet to be challenged by a substantial security crisis, leaving us questioning just how robust these pathways are. I also reference to John Mearsheimer’s paper on the ‘false promise of international institutions’ to provide further criticisms. Regardless, I found her analysis on how smaller states can create the regional framework for peace compelling – it runs counter to the two major streams of IR thought (realism and liberalism) while explaining what they could not predict: peace in South East Asia.

China’s emergence as a global power has coincided with a somewhat heavy-handed foreign policy towards its neighbors. Internal disputes have included a political crisis in Hong Kong over the right to vote, minority oppression in Inner Mongolia, and unhealthy air quality. China’s rise has changed the Asian power dynamic. Chinese foreign policy towards North Korea, protective in nature, has drawn criticism. Worried about instability in Korea driving untrained refugees into China, its leadership opposes any transformative actions in the region. China’s policy towards Japan increasingly features hostile rhetoric, as the two countries struggle for influence in the region. China’s rising position as a world power is most visible in the South

One country examined specifically is China. As a rising dominant military and economic power, China’s military and economic correlation holds significant relevance on a global perspective. Our findings confirmed a positive relationship between China’s economy and military spending. One source approaches our research question from a unique angle. Atesoglu focuses on the relationship between the two variables from a global viewpoint. Given that the world is globally anarchic, there is no supreme authority that controls all aspects of international relations (Atesoglu 2013). Thus, each state must maximize their military power to survive as a sovereign state. Sonmez concludes, “Economic growth relaxes the wealth constraint and allows for more military power. This theory implies that by increasing a country’s wealth, economic growth results in an increase in military spending.” proving an undeniable relationship (Atesoglu 2013). Furthermore, in light of China’s

While China may have the economic means to compete, they do not have the dominant military force the United States has. “United States is the only country with the means to invade multiple medium-size countries in other continents and still sustain very few casualties. No other country currently is even near having the ability to project military power with such force and range” (Internet Source). The combination of economic stability and military power has led to the United States large impact in the international system. Hegemonic responsibilities are always put on the world’s dominant power. The United States has dealt with these responsibilities for many decades and has proven its ability to lead the world in a harmonious way. Anna Applebaum from the dWashington Post writes: “The United States is a superpower without a partner,” meaning that the United States has handled the world as a dominant power for this long and is not losing grasp of that.

The relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China is perhaps the most important bilateral tie shaping the future of the world. China’s economy for the past 20 years has been riding a phenomenal wave of growth surging to become the world’s second largest economic power. This prospering economy has additionally generated the necessary resources for China to rapidly strengthen and modernize its military and capabilities. These additional resources and capabilities makes China a viable partner with the United States to promote security and prosperity in Asia and around the world. However, China’s relative lack of transparency and openness from its leaders regarding both military capabilities and intentions is

From an international relations perspective, the Taiwan Strait, one of the most likely conflict zones in the Asia-Pacific region, has been dubbed the “Balkan Peninsula of the East.” The status of Taiwan has been one of the most intricate issues in international relations arena for the past decades. The Taiwan question is essentially an extension of the “two Chinas” problem, which creates a dilemma for accommodating