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Chapter Co-Author w/ Peter Hayes: Complexity and Weapons of Mass Destruction in Northeast Asia Peter Hayes and Roger Cavazos in the book "Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia". "Complexity, Security and Civil Society in... more
Chapter Co-Author w/ Peter Hayes: Complexity and Weapons of Mass Destruction in Northeast Asia
Peter Hayes and Roger Cavazos in the book "Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia".
"Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia" offers the latest understanding of complex global problems in the region, including nuclear weapons, urban insecurity, energy, and climate change. Detailed case studies of China, North and South Korea, and Japan demonstrate the importance of civil society and ‘civic diplomacy’ in reaching shared solutions to these problems in East Asia and beyond.
Each chapter describes regional civil society initiatives that tackle complex challenges to East Asia’s security. In doing so, the book identifies key pressure points at which civil society can push for constructive changes¯especially ones that reduce the North Korean threat to its neighbors.
Unusually, this book is both theoretical and practical. Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia presents strategies that can be led by civil society and negotiated by its diplomats to realize peace, security, and sustainability worldwide. It shows that networked civic diplomacy offers solutions to these urgent issues that official ‘complex diplomacy’ cannot.
By providing a new theoretical framework based on empirical observation, this volume is a must read for diplomats, scholars, students, journalists, activists, and individual readers seeking insight into how to solve the crucial issues of our time.
Peter Hayes and Roger Cavazos in the book "Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia".
"Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia" offers the latest understanding of complex global problems in the region, including nuclear weapons, urban insecurity, energy, and climate change. Detailed case studies of China, North and South Korea, and Japan demonstrate the importance of civil society and ‘civic diplomacy’ in reaching shared solutions to these problems in East Asia and beyond.
Each chapter describes regional civil society initiatives that tackle complex challenges to East Asia’s security. In doing so, the book identifies key pressure points at which civil society can push for constructive changes¯especially ones that reduce the North Korean threat to its neighbors.
Unusually, this book is both theoretical and practical. Complexity, Security and Civil Society in East Asia presents strategies that can be led by civil society and negotiated by its diplomats to realize peace, security, and sustainability worldwide. It shows that networked civic diplomacy offers solutions to these urgent issues that official ‘complex diplomacy’ cannot.
By providing a new theoretical framework based on empirical observation, this volume is a must read for diplomats, scholars, students, journalists, activists, and individual readers seeking insight into how to solve the crucial issues of our time.
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The Cairo Declaration represented the consensus view of a post-World War II framework for a world order all the Allied Powers considered to be in their best interest. That China was “present at birth” established China as a world leader... more
The Cairo Declaration represented the consensus view of a post-World War II framework for a world order all the Allied Powers considered to be in their best interest. That China was “present at birth” established China as a world leader again. The Cairo Declaration and a correct understanding of history will always be important. For 203 words to define the basic relationships among the world’s 7 billion people 70 years after being committed to paper demonstrates the power of certain timeless principles and the importance of a commonly accepted basic framework for ordering relationships between nations in a way that is predictable yet strongly respects national sovereignty. Many of the principles found in the Cairo Declaration should be considered when forming new type great power relationships.