EXPLORING THE TRADITION OF INTERACTIONS AMONG NORTHEAST ASIAN STATES: A STUDY OF UNORGANIZED REGIONALISM
Keywords:
regional integration, hegemony, Northeast Asia, security, economic interactions, formal institutions, regional cooperation, anarchism, global societies, conflict resolution, regionalism, inter-regional organization, intra-regional organization.Abstract
This paper examines the tradition of interactions among states in Northeast Asia and the lack of
experience in establishing intra-regional organizations. While economic interactions in the region are
promising, security issues remain alarming, such as the Korean peninsula conflict and China's sovereignty
claim over Chinese Taipei. The paper uses the concepts of regional integration and hegemony to explain the
problems that arise. Northeast Asia has a unique high dynamic of interactions, partly due to the absence of
formal institutions for managing relationships among its states. The paper discusses integration concepts and
regional organizations as the base for regional cooperation, exploring how regional integration can serve as
an alternative between the reality of anarchism in relationships between states and hope for integrated global
societies in the future. The conclusion brings together the discussion and analysis of the problem raised in the
research question.
