Japanese policy and the North Korean ‘soft landing’

Abstract

The nature of security on the Korean Peninsula has undergone fundamental change in the post‐Cold War period, characterized by the growing recognition on the part of the major regional powers that there is a need for economic as well as military approaches to security and conflict avoidance. The chief manifestation of this trend is the emergence of the US Department of State's ‘soft landing’ and other engagement policies as attempts to resolve North Korean security threats. Some commentators have seen the soft‐landing policy as an opportunity for Japan to use its economic power to contribute to regional and international security. This article examines the evolution and rationale of the soft‐landing policy, how Japanese policy‐makers evaluate its potential as a solution to the North Korean security problem and the current extent of Japan's contribution to it. The article also points out the‐limitations of Japanese support for the soft landing due to international restrictions on the Japanese government's room for diplomatic manoeuvre, domestic political obstacles to engaging North Korea and the general lack of Japanese private business interest in the North. Finally the conclusion shows that, despite the recognition of the need to engage North Korea economically, Japanese policy‐makers have devoted their energies principally to the redefinition of the US‐Japan military alliance based on the legitimacy of the North Korean threat.     

Ideas,identity, and institution‐building: From the ‘ASEAN way’ to the ‘Asia‐Pacific way'?

Abstract

This article examines the extent to which the development of multilateral institutions in the Asia‐Pacific region may be viewed as an exercise in identity‐building. It argues that institution‐building in this region is more of a ‘process‐orientated’ phenomenon, rather than simply being an outcome of structural changes in the international system (such as the decline of American hegemony). The process combines universal principles of multilateralism with some of the relatively distinct modes of socialization prevailing in the region. Crucial to the process have been the adaptation of four ideas: ‘cooperative security’, ‘open regionalism’, ‘soft regionalism’, and ‘flexible consensus’. The construction of a regional identity, which may be termed the ‘Asia‐Pacific Way’ has also been facilitated by the avoidance of institutional grand designs and the adoption of a consensual and cautious approach extrapolated from the ‘ASEAN Way’. The final section of the article examines the limitations and dangers of the Asia‐Pacific Way. It concludes with the assertion that while the Asia‐Pacific Way is an over‐generalised, instrumental, and pragmatic approach to regional cooperation, and there remain significant barriers to the development of a collective regional identity that is constitutive of the interests of the actors, it has helped introduce the concept and practice of multilateralism into a previously sceptical region and might have ‘bought’ enough time and space for regional actors to adapt to the demands of multilateralism.     

以县域经济发展促进陕西经济综合实力的提升

党的十六大提出发展壮大县域经济,并指出发展县域经济是全面推进小康建设的主要任务。陕西省委、省政府也明确了全省县域经济发展的远期目标。如何发展县域经济,全面提高陕西经济实力,已成为我们目前亟待解决的问题之一。因此,从陕西的实际情况出发,以区域经济发展理论来引导县域经济发展,并依托“一县两带”带动县域经济发展,找出发展县域经济的突破口,尽快实现陕西经济高速发展的宏伟目标。     

企业员工PO匹配偏好的对偶比较研究——基于员工职业发展水平与组织文化强度的视角

以1000名企业员工为调查对象,采用对偶比较法探讨了职业发展水平和组织文化强度对员工PO匹配偏好的影响.运用SPSS11.5对收集的780份有效问卷进行因素分析及独立样本T检验,结果显示:(1)当前我国员工整体更加偏好采用能力匹配的方式实现PO匹配;(2)职业发展水平较高的员工更加偏好价值观匹配,职业发展水平较低的员工更加偏好能力匹配;(3)在组织文化强度较高的企业中员工更加偏好价值观匹配,在组织文化强度较低的企业中员工更加偏好能力匹配.最后,对研究的理论和实践意义作了探讨.     

国际道义与中国外交

全球化时代,国际道义的重要性日益上升,忽视国际道义的代价更加高昂。外交的道义层面已成为各国外交实践中值得关注的重要问题。应当重新界定国际道义的内涵,使之更具广泛性和普遍性。对国际道义原则的坚持和履行提高了中国的国际形象和声誉,中国的政策感召力和国际公信力逐渐增强,中国的软力量不断积累,形成了中国的一个持久的外交优势。     

改革开放三十年与中国软实力提升

软实力是相对于硬实力而言的国家能力.改革开放30年中国的软实力得到显著提升,中华文明和中国核心价值观的影响力、中国发展模式的吸引力、中国在国际舞台上的话语权等都在不断扩大.新世纪,要求中国加大软实力建设的力度.     

提升当前“公安战力”的十个优先方面——山西省市县公安领导干部第七期培训班讲纲

有效超前的＂社会稳定风险预见＂、真正的＂制网权＂、＂高强度反击性＂侦破打击力、普遍密实的＂三防滤网＂、一线社会矛盾有效消解、常备化应急警力、最先最准情报优势、警务科技的必要自主、＂强势软警力＂等,是形成高水平＂公安战力＂的重要方面。     

浅谈统战工作与个人素养的辩证关系

统一战线的成败与为政者的个人素养密不可分。之所以特别强调个人素养,尤其是道德修养的重要性,正因为我们所要实现的民主政治不能依靠强制力来实施,而是要依靠意识形态的核心价值体系,将执政党的政治目标化为全民族的共识和整个中华民族的共同意志,为人民对执政党的拥护、支持提供依据、引导和精神动力。