United States East Asia

The subject introduces and analyzes the international relations between the United States and East Asia. The United States remains the only superpower in the world today and East Asia is one of the most dynamic and consequential regions in world politics. Their interactions are of major consequences to the conduct of world diplomacy and the developments of their foreign policies pose mutual challenges to each other. Topics will include: United States and China, the US-Japan Alliance, US-Korea relations, and USASEAN relations.