Advanced multidisciplinary research in current issues and topics related to Asia. This Global Studies course will focus on specific issues related to Asia with appropriate comparative material included.Topics will change depending on the instructor teaching.

This course will examine the many layers of peace and security in Northeast Asia, defined here as the region comprising the Korean Peninsula, Japan, China, and Taiwan. Aside from more traditional definitions of peace and security, which focus on formal military and political elements, this course will also explore other aspects that will include environmental protection, human rights, social issues, and public health. Issues covered will include domestic political issues within each country as well as regional issues such as North Korea-South Korea relations, cross-strait China-Taiwan security concerns, Japan’s efforts to exert greater influence in regional politics, and territorial disputes in the region. All of these issues will be discussed within a deep historical and cultural context.

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