Course Schedule & Requirements

Course Schedule (課程進度)

Based on the above-mentioned course objectives and learning outcomes, this course will be divided into 5 major units, each of which will be further divided into 3-4 sub-units. In turn, each sub-units will be addressed in each week.

(1) Theoretical framework of geopolitics and security in Asia-Pacific；

(2) Major powers in Asia-Pacific;

(3) Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific;

(4) Security mechanism in Asia-Pacific;

(5) Emerging Themes in Asia-Pacific.

Approaches to the Class

• The teacher will introduce each topic at the beginning of the meeting.


• One of the topics listed will be addressed each week.


• The discussions will be based on oral presentations by students.


• The multimedia will be applied during discussions.

Requirements (作業要求)

I: oral presentations (口頭報告)

• Each student should pick up 1 of readings listed in textbook [I] and textbook [II] respectively of the syllabus, i.e., altogether 2 readings for each student; and, based on these 2 readings, make 2 oral presentations. Each oral presentation should last 20-30 minutes. The oral presentations should be made with the assistance of power point projection.  For each student, the above-mentioned 2 presentations should be arranged on 2 separate meetings.


• Both files of the power point made for oral presentations should be submitted to the teacher one week after the last class (i.e. 24 June 2020).


• Everyone is required to participate in each class.

II: Term papers (學期作業)

• For the purpose of term performance evaluation, both power point files made for oral presentations, with revision in accordance with teacher's remarks, should be submitted by email to the teacher one week after the last class of the semester, on 24 June 2020.


• (請學生將兩次指定資料報告ppt檔案根據課堂上的討論和老師的講評加以修訂後，於最後一堂上課之後一週 (20200624)，經由電郵傳送繳交，以供學期成績評定之根據。)

Course Schedule

Week 01.Introduction to the course on “The geopolitics and security in Asia-Pacific Region.”

Week 02.Methodology (I): Definition of Asia-Pacific and overview of Asia-Pacific history.

Week 03.Methodology (II): Basic theories of geopolitics.

Week 04.Methodology (III): Basic theories of peace and security.

Week 05.Methodology (IV): Theoretical framework of geopolitics and security in Asia-Pacific.

Week 06.Major powers in Asia-Pacific (I): The US Asia-Pacific security strategy

Week 07.Major powers in Asia-Pacific (II): Is China's "Peaceful rise" a rising threat?

Week 08.Major powers in Asia-Pacific (III): Japan's new role in Asia-Pacific.

Week 09.Major powers in Asia-Pacific (IV): The role of Australia and Oceania.

Week 10.Major powers in Asia-Pacific (V): The role of Russia and India.

Week 11.Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific (I): The Northeast Asia.

Week 12.Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific (II): The East Asia.

Week 13.Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific (III): The Southeast Asia.

Week 14.Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific (IV): Taiwan Strait and Taiwan's strategic role.

Week 15.Security mechanism in Asia-Pacific (I): The Six-Party Talks on the Korean Peninsula.

Week 16.Security mechanism in Asia-Pacific (II): The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP)

Week 17.Security mechanism in Asia-Pacific (III): US Indo-Pacific Strategy.*

Week 18.Conclusion: Emerging Themes in Asia-Pacific/ Geopolitical and security challenges in Asia-Pacific in the Future.

01. 資料蒐集。 Data collection.

02. 資料影印。 Data copy.

03. 資料翻譯。 Data translation.

04. 教材打字。 Typing materials for teaching.

05. 教材準備。 Preparing materials for teaching.

06. 簡報製作。 Editing PPT

07. 視聽設備操作。 Projector operating.

08. 協助點名。 Roll calling.

09. 協助監考。 Test supervising.

10. 登錄成績。Score recording.

壹：評量項目 (Objects for evaluation)

¢ Participation and interaction: 30%.

¢ Oral presentations:40%.

¢ Term paper: 30%.

貳：評分標準 (Criterion for evaluation)

一˙Participation and interaction: 30%. (參與互動：30%)

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  presence 15%.

  
  


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  interaction 15%.

  
  

二˙Oral presentations:40%. (口頭報告：40%)

• Each student should pick up 1 of readings listed in textbook [I] and textbook [II] respectively of the syllabus, i.e., altogether 2 readings for each student; and, based on these 2 readings, make 2 oral presentations. Each oral presentation should last 20-30 minutes. The oral presentations should be made with the assistance of power point projection.  For each student, the above-mentioned 2 presentations should be arranged on 2 separate meetings.


• The presentation content should include (1) resume of author and information about publication; (2) major points of assigned readings; (3) supplementary information; (4) commentary on the assigned readings.

三˙Term paper: 30%. (學期作業：30%)

• For the sake of term performance evaluation, both power point files made for oral presentations, with revision in accordance with teacher’s remarks, should be submitted to the teacher one week after the last class of the semester, on 24 June 2020. 

Textbook (I) 指定資料 [I]

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PART I: Methodology

02. Methodology (I): Definition of Asia-Pacific and overview of Asia-Pacific history.

◎Understanding Asia Pacific International Politics. [McDougall 2007: chap. 1_pp_1-27.]*

◎Neglected Questions on the “Forgotten War”: S. Korea and the US on the Eve of Korean War. [Caprio 2011: PP_]*

03. Methodology (II): Basic theories of geopolitics.

◎Great powers and geopolitics: International affairs in a rebalancing world. [Klieman, ed. 2015]

◎The geopolitics of super power. [Gray 1988]

˙Framework for understanding geopolitics. [Flint 2012: chap. 1_pp_ 01-31]*

˙Boundary geopolitics: Shaky foundations of the world political map? [Flint 2012: chap. 6_pp. 132-156.]*

04. Methodology (III): Basic theories of peace and security.

◎Cooperation and protracted conflict in international affairs: Cycles of reciprocity. [Niv-Solomon 2017]

◎Economic interdependence and war. [Copeland 2015]

◎Strengthening maritime security through cooperation. [Chapsos 2015][electronic resource]

◎The geopolitics of intervention: Asia and the responsibility to protect. [Yang; Kassim 2014]

◎Contemporary security studies. [Collins ed. 2013]

◎What is security studies?.[Collins 2013: chap. 1_pp. 1-9] *

◎Approaches to security: Realism. [Glaser in Collins 2013: chap. 2_pp. 13-27] *

◎War, peace and international relations: An introduction to strategic history. [Gray 2012]

˙Sustaining US Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense. [USMOD_2012: pp_1-8]*

05. Methodology (IV): Theoretical framework of geopolitics and security in Asia-Pacific.

˙China’s role in American grand strategy: Partner, regional power, or great power rival? [Layne in Rolfe 2004: chap 5: pp_ 54-80]

˙Pivot to the Pacific? Obama’s 2^nd term “rebalancing” Asia. [ Manyin 2012: pp_1-25]*

PART II: Major powers in Asia-Pacific

06. Major powers in Asia-Pacific (I): The US Asia-Pacific security strategy

◎President Trump Delivers the State of the Union Address. [White House 2018_text]

◎Trump's State of the Union address. [Wagner; Wills 2018_analysis]

◎First Trump State of the Union Address Makes Appeal for Unity. New York Times, 20180130. [Davis; Shear 2018]

◎Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy. [USDOD 2018][pdf]

◎How to read the 2018 US National Defense Strategy. [Karlin_Brookings, 20180121] ***

◎The grand chessboard: American primacy and its geostrategic imperatives. [Brzezinski 1997]

◎The TPP: Strategic Implications. 2016. [Williams; etc.; Congressional Research Service 2016: pp_1-14]*

◎Revitalizing the US National Security Strategy. [Goldgeier_Suri 2016: pp_35-55]*

◎The Asia-Pacific maritime security strategy. [USDOD 2015: pp_1-40]*

07. Major powers in Asia-Pacific (II): Is China’s “Peaceful rise” a rising threat?

◎Myers, Steven Lee. With Xi’s power grab, China joins new era of strongmen. [New York Times 20180226]

◎How Xi Jinping Sees the World and Why. [Bader (2016: pp_1-16)*

◎Minxin Pei on the Future of Communist Rule in China. [Forsythe 2016: pp_1-6]*

◎Annual report to Congress: Military and security developments involving PRC 2015. [USDOD 2015: pp_1-72]*

˙How to stop worrying and love the AIIB. [Desai_Vreeland 2015: pp_1-6]*

˙The Diaoyu/Senkaku Dispute: Analyzing the Chinese perspective. [Tiberghien 2012: pp_1-8]*

˙China and the U.S.: Core Interests, Common Interests, and Partnership. [Wu, Xinbo 2011: pp_1-11]*

08. Major powers in Asia-Pacific (III): Japan’s new role in Asia-Pacific.

˙Japan's geopolitical vision and practices on the Indian Ocean. [Yamazaki, 2012: pp_1-19]*

˙Japanese domestic politics and security cooperation with Australia. [Anno 2011: pp_24-39]*

09. Major powers in Asia-Pacific (IV): The role of Australia and Oceania.

◎Australia as US client state: The geopolitics of de-democratisation and insecurity. [Paul 2014][electronic resource]

˙Bilateral perspectives on regional security: Australia, Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. [Tow_Kersten; eds. 2012:pp_1-244]*

˙Our western front: Australia and the Indian Ocean. [Bateman_Bergin 2010: pp_8-32.]*

˙Our western front: Australia and the Indian Ocean. [Bateman_Bergin 2010: 33-61.]*

˙The Alliance and Asia-Pacific: Australian Perspective. [Ayson in McCausland, ed. 2007: chap. 6_pp_109-127.]*

10. Major powers in Asia-Pacific (V): The role of Russia and India.

˙India’s Role in the South China Sea: Geopolitics and Geoeconomics. [Scott (2013: pp_1-28)*

˙The Maturing of Russia-India Defence Relations. [Weitz 2012: pp. 75-90]*

˙Geopolitics in Asia-Pacific: Russia’s national interests and security in Far East. [Gusher 2012: pt. 1,2,3]*

˙Sino-Russian relations in a changing world order. [Bolt 2013: pp_1-16]*

˙Russia's Lavrov says ties with Washington need 'reset 2. [Baczynska 2014: pp 1-3]*

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Textbook (II) 指定資料 (II)

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PART III: Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific

11. Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific (I): The Northeast Asia.

◎Why China won’t rescue North Korea. [Mastro Foreign Affairs Jan/Feb 2018]

◎Are sanctions enough to deal with North Korea? [Park_Moon 2016: pp_1-8]*

◎North Korea and northeast Asian regional security. [Shen, ed. 2015]

˙Ocean Governance, Maritime Security, and Modernity in Northeast Asia. [Wirth 2012: pp_ 223-245.]*

˙Mongolia: Managing transition from nomadic to settled culture. [Sarlagtay in Rolfe 2004: chap 19_pp. 323-334]*

˙Russia looks east: Energy markets and geopolitics in Northeast Asia. [Itoh 2011: pp_1-56]*

12. Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific (II): The East Asia.

˙Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: Issues for Congress. [Dolven 2013: pp. 1-18.]*

˙Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: Issues for Congress. [Dolven 2013: pp. 18-33.]*

˙Maritime security in East Asia: Increasing importance of maritime boundary disputes in E. Asia. [Cronin 2013: 1-32]* ˙Maritime security in East Asia: East China Sea Disputes-A Japanese perspective. [Tatsumi in Cronin 2013: 33-46]*

13. Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific (III): The Southeast Asia.

 ◎Examine the South China Sea Disputes. [Hiebert_etc_eds_2015: pp_1-84 _(8 papers) ]*

◎Chapsos, Ioannis, ed.. Strengthening maritime security through cooperation. Amsterdam, Netherlands; Washington, DC: IOS Press, 2015. [electronic resource]

◎Asia's cauldron: The South China Sea and the end of a stable Pacific. [Kaplan 2014]

◎South Asia in transition: Democracy, political economy and security. [Chakma 2014][electronic resource]

◎Asia's cauldron: The South China Sea and the end of a stable Pacific. [Kaplan 2014]

˙South China Sea: oil, maritime claims, and US-China strategic rivalry. [Buszynski 2012: pp_139-156]*

14. Geopolitics and Security in Asia-Pacific (IV): Taiwan Strait and Taiwan’s strategic role. ()

◎Can China really take over Taiwan? [Pomfret Washington Post 20180105]

˙Taiwan and TPP_political dimension. [Bush 2014: pp. 1-17]*

˙Taiwan's quest for greater participation in the int’l community. [Glaser 2013: pp. 1-43]*

˙Morrison, US-Taiwan relationship: Overview of policy issues. [Kan; Morrison 2013: pp_01-30]* ()

˙US alliances and maritime disputes in East Asia. [Berger 2012: pp_1-25]*

PART IV: Security mechanism in Asia-Pacific

15. Security mechanism (I): The Six-Party Talks on the Korean Peninsula.

◎Can South Korea save itself?_Using an olympic peace to avert nuclear confrontation. [Snyder Foreign Affairs 20180223]

◎North Korea and northeast Asian regional security. [Shen 2015]

˙U.S. Policy toward the Korean Peninsula. [Pritchard; et. al. 2010: pp_3-29]*

˙Reordering Chinese priorities on the Korean Peninsula. [Glaser 2012: 1-24]*

˙Strategic thinking about the Korean nuclear crisis: four parties caught between North Korea and the United States. [Rozman 2011: pp_]*[nccu ebk]

16. Security mechanism (II): The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP).

◎ASEAN’s Regional Role and Relations with Japan. [Masahiro; et. al. 2016: pp_1-34]*

˙CSCAP regional security outlook 2012. [Job, ed. 2012: pp_4-33]*

˙A more effective neighborhood role for Australia with Pacific islands. [Herr 2011: chap 5_ pp_58-74]*

17. Security mechanism (III): US Indo-Pacific Strategy*

◎Robert A. Manning_(Jul 2018)-US Indo-Pacific Strategy: Myths and Reality_(Valdai Club) *

◎Michael R. Auslin_(2018)-The Question of American Strategy in the Indo-Pacific. [pp_1-18]*

◎Alyssa Ayres­_(20180525)-The US Indo-Pacific Strategy Needs More Indian Ocean_(CFR)*

◎Prashanth Parameswaran _(Sep 2018)-ASEAN’s Role in a U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy_(Wilson Center)*

◎WU Jaushieh_(20180830)-2018 Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue Speech_(ROC MOFA)*

◎Le Hong Hiep_(20180807)- America’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy: A Vietnamese Perspective_(ISEAS)

◎Robert A. Manning_(20190117)-U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy_(Russia in Global Affairs)

PART V: Emerging Themes in Asia-Pacific

18. Conclusion: Geopolitical and security challenges in Asia-Pacific in the Future.

◎Taiwan president says China’s military expansion could destabilize Asia. [Horton 2017]

◎The new geopolitics of trade in Asia. [Solís_Brookings, 20171115] ***

◎Asia-Pacific Rebalance 2025 Capabilities, Presence, and Partnerships. [Green_ et. al. 2016: pp_1-32]*

◎After TPP: the Geopolitics of Asia-Pacific. [Green_Goodman 2016: pp_19-34]*

˙Major challenges relevant to enhancing energy security in Pacific. [Johnston 2012: chap 2_pp_11-30]*

˙Opportunities for Pacific sub-region to enhance energy security. [Johnston 2012: chap 1, 3,4,5_pp_1-10; 31-39]*

˙Taiwan's econ opportunities and challenges and TPP. [Meltzer 2014: pp_1-14]*

˙Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries: Comparative Trade and Economic Analysis. [Williams 2013: pp_1-34]*