BUILDING MULTILATERAL SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

Snyder, Craig A. The Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam Un 1997 ASIAN PERSPECTIVE Vol.21 No.1

The dispute over the Spratly Islands is an important indicator for the management of future relations in the Asia Pacific region. The Spratlys are claimed in whole or in part by China, Vietam, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brunei. This is a particularly sensitive issue due to the strategic importance of the South China Sea, and the Spratly Islands in particular. The central argument of the article is that the development of multilateral regional cooperative security approaches to the territorial disputes in the South China Sea could assist in the maintenance of peace and stability in the sub-region. There are three primary questions that need to be addressed in order to effectively develop multilateral security cooperation in the South China Sea. The first is whether the claimants are willing to compromise their claims in order to attain a peaceful settlement of the dispute. Second, will the claimants be willing to adopt confidence-building measures that restrict their capability to respond to crises before a final resolution to the dispute has been achieved? Finally, can the claimants reach an agreement on the rules and norms for state behavior in the disputed territory. It is argued fAaf cooperafive security approaches offer the most appropriate mechanisms for the eventual resolution of the Spratlys dispute. A high level of enmity still exists among the claimants but this is primarily focused against the People's Republic of China. China is seen as a threat to regional security because it has not renounced the use of force to resolve tile dispute. The Chinese have also been reluctant to enter into multilateral dialogue over the issue as they feel they can gain more in bilateral meetings and fear being isolated on the issue in an international forum. The evolutionary nature of cooperative security approaches, however, offers the opportunity for others to convince the Chinese of the benefits of participating in multilateral institutions. The Workshops on Managing Potential Conflict in the South China Sea is also put forward as tile best forum to deal with the Spratlys issue. The workshops adopt a cooperative security approach of promoting dialogue on regional security issues while also encouraging low level confidence-building among the littoral states through the development of joint development and research projects in the disputed area. The question remains, however, whether an informal process can develop sufficoemt habits of cooperation among the claimants to effectively spill over into a formal dialogue on sovereignty?

North Korean Views of the Sunshine Policy : Responses and Ramifications

Snyder, Scott Yonsei University Press 1999 Kim Dae-jung Government and Sunshine Policy Vol.- No.1

Cultural Content of Selected Korean Language Textbooks for Foreign Learners

Snyder, joshua 慶北大學校 語學硏究所 2000 語文硏究 Vol.24 No.-

CONSTRUCTING A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE WITH AN AMERICAN BLUEPRINT: THE AMBIVALENT U.S. ATTITUDE TOWARD ASIAN REGIONAL COOPERATION

Snyder, Scott The Institute of East and West Studies 1999 Global economic review Vol.28 No.3

In step with the global trend toward regionalism, there has been significant progress in the development of a regional institutional framework in Asia, although perhaps to a lesser degree than other parts of the world. This is evidenced by the establishment over the past decade of APEC, ASEAN Regional Forum, and other multilateral attempts to address specific security issues. The attitude of the United States toward the development of such institutions for regional cooperation has been quite ambivalent and its approach might be described as ad hoc, utilitarian or instrumental. This paper examines the rhetoric, politics, and policy of America's seemingly ambiguous and inconsistent approach to Asian regional cooperation in an attempt to illustrate the factors that shape U.S. policy toward such efforts.

Prospects for the New US Administration: What’s New in the United States Foreign, Security, and Military Strategy towards East Asia?

Scott Snyder (사) 한국전략문제연구소 2016 전략연구 Vol.23 No.2

As the Obama administration comes to its end, defense priorities, directions, and guidelines have largely been set; the focus is on implementation of those priorities while simultaneously coping with and responding to inevitable crises alongside pursuit of concrete frameworks and plans. As the time remaining for the Obama administration dwindles down and the political campaign to replace him intensifies, assessments of existing administration policies begin to shift to a focus on legacies as a measure of accomplishment and unfinished tasks that will shape the priorities and focus of a new administration. In order to examine legacies and unfinished tasks, it is necessary to evaluate the accomplishments to date of the Obama administration in implementing the rebalance to Asia, which became the primary articulation of strategy and policy toward the Asia-Pacific region, as well as unfinished tasks and developments likely to frame strategic thinking of a new administration.

INTEGRATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA

SCOTT SNYDER 한반도선진화재단 2010 한반도선진화재단 기타 단행본 Vol.- No.-

Thinking the Unthinkable and the US-ROK Alliance

Scott Snyder 숙명여자대학교 사회│교육과학연구소 2003 사회 교육과학연구 Vol.6 No.2

Economic Interdependence, Alliance Cooperation, and Sino-U.S. Complex Interdependence

Scott Snyder 재단법인 동아시아연구원 2010 EAI 이슈브리핑 Vol.- No.19

Six-Party Talks: "Action for Action"and the Formalization of Regional Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia

Scott Snyder 통일연구원 2007 International journal of korean unification studie Vol.16 No.1

The reemergence of a second North Korean nuclear crisis in October of 2002 has underscored the fragility of regional relations and highlighted the continuing proliferation dangers posed by North Korea’s ongoing nuclear development efforts.The regional response to the crisis through the establishment of Six- Party Talks in August of 2003 marked a new phase in efforts to develop regional multilateral dialogue to address regional security issues. This paper will analyze the significance of the Six-Party Talks, the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement of Principles, and the February 13, 2007 implementing agreement from two perspectives.First, the author will conduct a detailed examination of the “action for action” principle cited in both the Joint Statement and the implementing agreement, analyze its significance and implementation, and analyze implications for the next steps toward the fulfillment of the objectives identified in the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement. Second, the Six-Party Talks will be considered as the latest stage in a series of ad hoc multilateral efforts over the past two decades to overcome strategic mistrust in Northeast Asia.

The Future of U.S.-ROK Relations: The U.S. Approach

Scott Snyder 경남대학교 극동문제연구소 2008 ASIAN PERSPECTIVE Vol.32 No.2

This article argues that there is potential to establish a considerably more comprehensive relationship than has previously existed between the United States and South Korea. Compared to the trans-Atlantic relationship or even the U.S.- Japan alliance, cooperation between the United States and its allies in South Korea is under-institutionalized, does not benefit from the same broad array of cultural programs and policy interaction, and remains quite narrow in its vision and practical application to modern-day global challenges. The broadening of institutional cooperation on the basis of common values and interests is a critical task if meaningful standards are to be established for the future development of multilateral security institutions in Northeast Asia. There is an opportunity to transform the U.S.-ROK alliance relationship so as to fully realize its contributions to regional and global stability and prosperity while simultaneously bolstering the respective national interests of both countries in Asia and around the world. A policy agenda designed to achieve these objectives would promote the expansion of U.S.-ROK bilateral cooperation in global, regional, and nontraditional security and economic areas as well as address changes in the traditional core areas of the bilateral relationship. This article argues that there is potential to establish a considerably more comprehensive relationship than has previously existed between the United States and South Korea. Compared to the trans-Atlantic relationship or even the U.S.- Japan alliance, cooperation between the United States and its allies in South Korea is under-institutionalized, does not benefit from the same broad array of cultural programs and policy interaction, and remains quite narrow in its vision and practical application to modern-day global challenges. The broadening of institutional cooperation on the basis of common values and interests is a critical task if meaningful standards are to be established for the future development of multilateral security institutions in Northeast Asia. There is an opportunity to transform the U.S.-ROK alliance relationship so as to fully realize its contributions to regional and global stability and prosperity while simultaneously bolstering the respective national interests of both countries in Asia and around the world. A policy agenda designed to achieve these objectives would promote the expansion of U.S.-ROK bilateral cooperation in global, regional, and nontraditional security and economic areas as well as address changes in the traditional core areas of the bilateral relationship.