Can the “History Issue” Make or Break the Japan-ROK “Quasi-Alliance”?
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Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are said to have been in a “quasialliance”since the Cold War period, drawing closer at times during doubts overU.S. security commitment to Asia. In recent years, however, this status quoappears to have changed. Despite anxieties of U.S. retrenchment, the relationsbetween the two states have hit an all-time low because of arguments over how thehistory of Japanese imperialism should be remembered, and they show no signsof improving. Does this mean that the quasi-alliance has ended? This articleexamines this question, and concludes that the quasi-alliance between Japan andSouth Korea has broken down because of escalating arguments over the “historyissue.” Japan-ROK bilateral relations are dogged by misunderstandings of eachother, and that this is needlessly distancing the two states from one another. Thetermination of the Japan-ROK quasi-alliance because of the “history issue” is,on balance, a negative development for the security of the Asia-Pacific and ademonstration of short-term political judgement. If the two states are seriousabout resolving this deadlock, both need to overcome mutual stereotypes that are“taken for granted.”
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Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are said to have been in a “quasialliance”since the Cold War period, drawing closer at times during doubts overU.S. security commitment to Asia. In recent years, however, this status quoappears to have changed. Despite anxieties of U.S. retrenchment, the relationsbetween the two states have hit an all-time low because of arguments over how thehistory of Japanese imperialism should be remembered, and they show no signsof improving. Does this mean that the quasi-alliance has ended? This articleexamines this question, and concludes that the quasi-alliance between Japan andSouth Korea has broken down because of escalating arguments over the “historyissue.” Japan-ROK bilateral relations are dogged by misunderstandings of eachother, and that this is needlessly distancing the two states from one another. Thetermination of the Japan-ROK quasi-alliance because of the “history issue” is,on balance, a negative development for the security of the Asia-Pacific and ademonstration of short-term political judgement. If the two states are seriousabout resolving this deadlock, both need to overcome mutual stereotypes that are“taken for granted.”
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