Ohmae Has a Handle on the Disputed Islets
James F. Larsen smokes the same weed recent KT contributors (Yun Chung, Choi Tae-hwan) have distributed, but does good service by leading me to Kenichi Ohmae's excellent commentary on Liancourt Rocks and the economic interdependence between Japan and ROK.
This paper examines the dispute between South Korea and Japan over the Dokdo/Takeshima Islands through the prism of liberal peace. The evidence provided in the paper shows that the transition between, and conclusion of, different rounds of clashes over the islands are closely associated with the varying degrees of economic interdependence between South Korea and Japan in the post-war period. The relationship between the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute and economic interdependence could be explosive, if the latter takes on highly asymmetric characteristics in the face of enduring rivalry and fluid geopolitics surrounding the Korean peninsula. However, as long as profitable economic opportunities continue for both sides, the Dokdo/Takeshima dispute is likely to be contained, if not terminated.
Well, Ohmae was always a bit too optimistic for me! But, he's looking in the right direction.
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