Energy Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Energy Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Author: Bo Kong

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-04-24

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1317664965

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Drawing on cutting-edge research from leading scholars, this book investigates state preferences for regime creation and assesses state capacity for executing these preferences in Northeast Asia’s energy domain, defined as the geographical area comprising the following countries: Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea. It examines questions pertaining to how states perceive the need and necessity for establishing a regime when it comes to the issue of energy and how much commitment they make to the effort in Northeast Asia. The book analyses the factors that shape each country’s fundamental energy interests in the region, how these interests impact their attitudes toward engaging the region on energy security and the way they carry out their regional engagement. Based on countries’ interests in promoting institutionalized regional energy cooperation and their capacity for forging that cooperation, the collection assesses each state’s role in contributing to an energy regime in Northeast Asia. It then concludes with a critique on the decade-plus quest for energy security cooperation in Northeast Asia and suggests ways forward for facilitating regional energy security cooperation. This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of environmental policy, energy policy, security studies, Asian studies and international relations.


Gas and Oil in Northeast Asia

Gas and Oil in Northeast Asia

Author: Keun Wook Paik

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13:

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This study examines the political, economic and industrial issues underpinning efforts to develop Northeast Asia's major energy resources, focusing on the frontier projects of Sakhalin, the Tarim Basin and Yakutsk. It argues that the scale and interrelated nature of the projects means that solutions must be developed not through bilateral deals, but through a regional framework, including government-led efforts to develop a regional gas grid in tandem with government-industry collaboration to develop the major reserves.


Financing Economic Integration and Functional Cooperation for Northeast Asia

Financing Economic Integration and Functional Cooperation for Northeast Asia

Author: Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (South Korea)

Publisher: 길잡이미디어

Published: 2014-12-25

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 8932230676

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The Northeast Asia Economic Forum (NEAEF) is a regional nongovernmental organization created in 1991 to sponsor and facilitate research, networking, and dialogue relevant to the economic and social development of Northeast Asia. The Forum is also committed to promoting understanding and relations among the peoples of Northeast Asia, North America, and Europe. The main objective is for NEAEF to conduct research and conference activities aimed at functional economic cooperation such as cross-border energy, transportation and logistics infrastructure development, and capital mobilization. The Forum holds annual conferences, workshops, and seminars for planning, facilitating, coordinating, and implementing international and interdisciplinary solutions to common policy problems. It is the only nongovernmental regional organization in which all the nations of Northeast Asia and the US are consistent and active participants. For the year 2014, NEAEF in collaboration with the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), cooperated in efforts toward achieving closer economic and financial cooperation in Northeast Asia, and continued its focus on research, the annual conference, and meetings aimed at financing regional economic integration and establishment of the Northeast Asian Bank for Cooperation and Development (NEABCD). This work aims to promote functional economic cooperation in terms of cross-border resources, energy supplies, infrastructure construction, capital mobilization, and institutional development. NEAEF, as planned for the year 2014, facilitated conference and meeting activities in which experts presented their perspectives, views, ideas, concrete proposals, and strategies relevant to the issues of a regional institution for financial cooperation. This volume, which is the final part of a series of proceedings titled Financing Regional Economic Integration and Functional Preface Contributors Introduction and Overview Statements by Hosts and Country Representatives Part I. Regional Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Country Perspectives - A Korean Perspective (Chang Jae Lee)? - A Chinese Perspective (Zhang Jianping) - A Japanese Perspective (Maeda Tadashi) - A Russian Perspective (Pavel Minakir) Part II: Energy Cooperation: Energy Infrastructure and Physical Connectivity Japan’s Energy Challenges and Potential for Regional Cooperation (Tanabe Yasuo) Energy Issues: Security, Alternative Systems, and Low-Carbon Futures (Terry Surles) Prospects for a Cross-border Power System in Northeast Asia (Iinuma Yoshiki) Energy Cooperation in Northeast Asia: A Russian Perspective (Sergey Sevastianov)


Geopolitics of the Russo-Korean Gas Pipeline Project and Energy Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Geopolitics of the Russo-Korean Gas Pipeline Project and Energy Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Author: Lee Kihyun, Kim Jangho, Jae Sunghoon

Publisher: 길잡이미디어

Published: 2014-12-26

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 8984797634

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1. Introduction 2. The Geopolitics of Competition and Conflict since the halt of the Russo-Korean Pipeline A. Chinese proposal for Russo-Sino-Korean gas pipeline cooperation B. Likelihood of changes in Russia’s position C. Expansion of the Japanese factor D. Internal conflicts in South Korea and the U.S. negative viewpoint 3. The Meaning and Role of the Russo-Korean Pipeline: Possibilities for New Cooperation A. Catalyst for Northeast Asian energy cooperation B. Beyond energy cooperation: Catalyst for Northeast Asian Peace and Cooperation Initiative and the Trust-building Process on the Korean Peninsula


Regional Co-operation and Its Enemies in Northeast Asia

Regional Co-operation and Its Enemies in Northeast Asia

Author: Edward Friedman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-01-24

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1134149700

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Examining the prospects for building a regional community in Northeast Asia, this book considers the foreign policies of the individual states as well as the impact of domestic politics on the regionalist agenda. It outlines the emerging Northeast Asian community and the domestic requisites for its evolution and realization, and puts it in context by comparing the emerging community with Southeast Asia. The book investigates the attitudes of the key powers, including China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Russia and the US, towards the ideal of greater regional cooperation, with particular emphasis on the implications of domestic factors in each country for regional dynamics. It explores the North Korean nuclear crisis, the continuing tensions over the Taiwan Straits, the impact of Sino-Japanese rivalry, the shift in stance of South Korea towards North Korea since 2001 and its implications for its relationship with the US, and Putin’s attempts to strengthen Russian influence in the region. It concludes by identifying the foremost dangers that risk obstructing greater regional cooperation, particularly the China-Japan rivalry, nationalist sentiments, territorial disputes and energy competition.