A summery puzzle in East Asia: THAAD, missiles, and more



Analysis A summery puzzle in East Asia: THAAD, missiles, and more Amid tensions in region Beijing and Pyongyang try to put relations back on track, on the surface Maria Rosaria Coduti August 18, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Blue House, Rodong Sinmun, edited by NK News This summer seems to be quite hot in East Asia – and not just because of the monsoon season. The month of July was full of events that contributed to increasing tensions in already “overheated climate” spots in the region such as the Korean Peninsula and the South China Sea. As a result of these events, “battle lines” emerged that see the U.S. and its traditional allies in the region – South Korea and Japan – on the one side, and China, North Korea on the other side. Actually, these battle lines have dominated the geopolitics of East Asia © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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A summery puzzle in East Asia: THAAD, missiles, and more

Amid tensions in region Beijing and Pyongyang try to put relations back on track, on the surface

Maria Rosaria Coduti August 18, 2016

A summery puzzle in East Asia: THAAD, missiles, and more

The Blue House, Rodong Sinmun, edited by NK News

This summer seems to be quite hot in East Asia – and not just because of the monsoon season. The month of July was full of events that contributed to increasing tensions in already “overheated climate” spots in the region such as the Korean Peninsula and the South China Sea. As a result of these events, “battle lines” emerged that see the U.S. and its traditional allies in the region – South Korea and Japan – on the one side, and China, North Korea on the other side.

Actually, these battle lines have dominated the geopolitics of East Asia

About the Author

Maria Rosaria Coduti

Maria Rosaria Coduti is a columnist for NK News. She is a Blue Book Trainee at the European Commission, EEAS department, and a Ph.D. Candidate at the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield. She received both a BA and MA, with honors, at the School of Political Science of the University of Bologna. She has previously worked as Non-Resident Junior Research Fellow at ISDP and has written on North Korea for the Italian Institute for International Political Studies, North Korean Review Online and the Korea Economic Institute blog. During her last MA year, Ms. Coduti conducted research on North Korea’s foreign policy. Her research interests focus on domestic and foreign policy of the two Koreas and China, inter-Korean relations, nuclear and security issues in Northeast Asia, and cognitive foreign policy analysis and role theory.

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