Nuclear debates in Asia : the role of geopolitics and domestic processes

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Nuclear debates in Asia : the role of geopolitics and domestic processes

edited by Mike M. Mochizuki and Deepa M. Ollapally

Rowman & Littlefield, c2016

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This important book analyzes nuclear weapon and energy policies in Asia, a region at risk for high-stakes military competition, conflict, and terrorism. The contributors explore the trajectory of debates over nuclear energy, security, and nonproliferation in key countries-China, India, Japan, Pakistan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and other states in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Arguing against conventional wisdom, the contributors make a convincing case that domestic variables are far more powerful than external factors in shaping nuclear decision making. The book explores what drives debates and how decisions are framed, the interplay between domestic dynamics and geopolitical calculations in the discourse, where the center of gravity of debates lies in each country, and what this means for regional cooperation or competition and U.S. nuclear energy and nonproliferation policy in Asia.

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Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction: Uncovering Nuclear Thinking in Asia, by Deepa M. Ollapally Chapter 2: China: Evolving Attitudes on Nuclear Affairs, by Hui Zhang Chapter 3: India: The Nuclear Debate of a Rising Power, by Deepa M. Ollapally and Rajesh Rajagopalan Chapter 4: Japan: Tremors in the Nuclear Consensus after Fukushima , by Mike Mochizuki Chapter 5: South Korea: Intense Debates and Global Nuclear Ambitions, by Scott Snyder Chapter 6: Taiwan: Commitment to a Nuclear-Free Future, by Robert Sutter and Yuan-Ming Alvin Yao Chapter 7: Vietnam: Nuclear Ambitions and Domestic Dynamics, by Linda J. Yarr and Nguye~n Thi. Thanh Thu' y Chapter 8: Southeast Asia: A Measured Nuclear Policy, by Catharin Dalpino and Timothy Westmyer Chapter 9: Pakistan: The Nuclear Consensus, by Christopher Clary Chapter 10: Conclusion: Policy Implications of Changing Domestic Debates, by Mike Mochizuki Index About the Contributors

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