Why Asia Will Be Unstable But Not at War: Toward a Democratic Realist Perspective
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Abstract: This article advances the argument that (Indo-Pacific) Asia as a broad region is likely to experience growing instability because of the ongoing nuclear threat posed by North Korea, territorial disputes among maritime powers, and the rapid rise of China. But the region will not be at war mainly because of the preponderance of collective democratic power.
Keywords: North Korea and Asian peace, war and security in Asian Pacific, East Asian conflict and stability, superpower rivalry in East Asia,
DOI: 10.17576/sinergi.0301.2023.02
Article Information: 21 December 2022; Acceptance date: 1 May 2023; Publication Date: 31 July 2023.
Acknowledgement and Declaration: We would also like to express our gratitude to SINERGI’s anonymous reviewers and their constructive feedback in improving the quality of the manuscript.
Abstrak: Dalam nota editorial ini, kami berkongsi gambaran keseluruhan proses pemilihan untuk edisi Julai edisi SINERGI 2023. Dua tema utama membimbing pilihan kami untuk isu ini. Pertama, kami memberi tumpuan kepada isu dan kontroversi antarabangsa yang sedang berlangsung yang telah membentuk dan mentakrifkan semula pandangan Malaysia. Kedua, kami mempertimbangkan cabaran global yang berterusan dan tidak boleh diabaikan, kerana ia terus membentuk kecenderungan dan prasangka bawah sedar kita sebagai komuniti global.
Kata Kunci: Korea Utara dan keamanan Asia, perang dan keselamatan di Asia, konflik dan kestabilan Asia Timur, persaingan kuasa besar di Asia Timur,
DOI: 10.17576/sinergi.0301.2023.02
Maklumat Artikel: Tarikh penghantaran: 21 Disember 2023; Tarikh penerimaan: 1 Mei 2023; Tarikh Penerbitan: 31 Julai 2023.
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