Global rogues and regional orders: the multidimensional challenge of North Korea and Iran

A recent National Security Strategy report singles out nuclear proliferation as one of the gravest threats to the United States. Much of this fear is focused on North Korea and Iran, two 'rogue states' that have violated nonproliferation rules and engaged in provocative actions, including nuclear and ballistic missile tests. Conventional wisdom dictates that the regimes in these countries have a uniquely defiant and dangerous nature, and that coercive measures such as sanctions and preemptive strikes are the most effective way to deal with them. But how do the neighbours of these two states view them, and how does this perception map onto the regional landscape in East Asia and the Middle East?

Global Rogues and Regional Orders examines the relationship between nuclear proliferation and regional order in East Asia and the Middle East, looking at what factors shape the perceptions and responses of relevant regional actors to North Korea and Iran, why some of these regional actors cooperate with the United States while others do not, and the consequences of shifting relations among these countries.

A recent National Security Strategy report singles out nuclear proliferation as one of the gravest threats to the United States. Much of this fear is focused on North Korea and Iran, two 'rogue states' that have violated nonproliferation rules and engaged in provocative actions, including nuclear and ballistic missile tests. Conventional wisdom dictates that the regimes in these countries have a uniquely defiant and dangerous nature, and that coercive measures such as sanctions and preemptive strikes are the most effective way to deal with them. But how do the neighbours of these two states view them, and how does this perception map onto the regional landscape in East Asia and the Middle East?

Chapter One: Nuclear Proliferation and Regional Order: A Framework for Analysis 1. - Chapter Two: The Global Proliferation Approach 27. - Chapter Three: The North Korean Challenge and Regional Role Conceptions in East Asia 49. - Chapter Four: The Clinton Administration and the East Asian Regional Order 77. - Chapter Five: The Bush Doctrine and the East Asian Regional Order 99. - Chapter Six: Iran's Nuclear Pursuit and the Shifting Regional Order in the Middle East 124. - Chapter Seven: Proliferation and Future Regional Orders in East Asia and the Middle East 147