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This thesis assesses the geopolitical structure and dynamic of the regional system East Asia unde... more This thesis assesses the geopolitical structure and dynamic of the regional system East Asia under the framework of offensive realism, and provides a macro- to micro-level analysis of the impact of geography on great power behaviour, defence policy, and military acquisitioning. Assessing military strategy and acquisition under geographical aspects fills a gap in the theoretical body of offensive realism, since the theory does not sufficiently explain the role of landpower and its projection in a maritime environment. Support forces such as the navy and the air force, but also conventional missile and amphibious forces, are upgraded to enabling forces. A closer look on the priorities of Chinese and Japanese armament confirms this. So do reforms pushed by the US Pacific Command that are assessed as well. The states in East Asia, including the two regional great powers China and Japan are heavily dependent on sea lines of communication. The Chinese ambition of creating an anti-access area-denial zone (A2AD) in the Western Pacific that impedes US power projection into East Asia is directly driven by vulnerabilities created by this dependency. Likewise, Japan’s slow abandonment of pacifism is a reaction to China’s emergence as a seapower in this specific geographical context.
This thesis assesses the geopolitical structure and dynamic of the regional system East Asia unde... more This thesis assesses the geopolitical structure and dynamic of the regional system East Asia under the framework of offensive realism, and provides a macro- to micro-level analysis of the impact of geography on great power behaviour, defence policy, and military acquisitioning. Assessing military strategy and acquisition under geographical aspects fills a gap in the theoretical body of offensive realism, since the theory does not sufficiently explain the role of landpower and its projection in a maritime environment. Support forces such as the navy and the air force, but also conventional missile and amphibious forces, are upgraded to enabling forces. A closer look on the priorities of Chinese and Japanese armament confirms this. So do reforms pushed by the US Pacific Command that are assessed as well. The states in East Asia, including the two regional great powers China and Japan are heavily dependent on sea lines of communication. The Chinese ambition of creating an anti-access area-denial zone in the Western Pacific that impedes US power projection into East Asia is directly driven by vulnerabilities created by this dependency. Likewise, Japan's slow abandonment of pacifism is a reaction to China's emergence as a seapower in this specific geographical context.
This thesis assesses the geopolitical structure and dynamic of the regional system East Asia unde... more This thesis assesses the geopolitical structure and dynamic of the regional system East Asia under the framework of offensive realism, and provides a macro- to micro-level analysis of the impact of geography on great power behaviour, defence policy, and military acquisitioning. Assessing military strategy and acquisition under geographical aspects fills a gap in the theoretical body of offensive realism, since the theory does not sufficiently explain the role of landpower and its projection in a maritime environment. Support forces such as the navy and the air force, but also conventional missile and amphibious forces, are upgraded to enabling forces. A closer look on the priorities of Chinese and Japanese armament confirms this. So do reforms pushed by the US Pacific Command that are assessed as well. The states in East Asia, including the two regional great powers China and Japan are heavily dependent on sea lines of communication. The Chinese ambition of creating an anti-access area-denial zone (A2AD) in the Western Pacific that impedes US power projection into East Asia is directly driven by vulnerabilities created by this dependency. Likewise, Japan’s slow abandonment of pacifism is a reaction to China’s emergence as a seapower in this specific geographical context.
This thesis assesses the geopolitical structure and dynamic of the regional system East Asia unde... more This thesis assesses the geopolitical structure and dynamic of the regional system East Asia under the framework of offensive realism, and provides a macro- to micro-level analysis of the impact of geography on great power behaviour, defence policy, and military acquisitioning. Assessing military strategy and acquisition under geographical aspects fills a gap in the theoretical body of offensive realism, since the theory does not sufficiently explain the role of landpower and its projection in a maritime environment. Support forces such as the navy and the air force, but also conventional missile and amphibious forces, are upgraded to enabling forces. A closer look on the priorities of Chinese and Japanese armament confirms this. So do reforms pushed by the US Pacific Command that are assessed as well. The states in East Asia, including the two regional great powers China and Japan are heavily dependent on sea lines of communication. The Chinese ambition of creating an anti-access area-denial zone in the Western Pacific that impedes US power projection into East Asia is directly driven by vulnerabilities created by this dependency. Likewise, Japan's slow abandonment of pacifism is a reaction to China's emergence as a seapower in this specific geographical context.
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