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Discusses regional and US foreign policy in Japan, the two Koreas, China, and Russia, focusing on tensions between military and economic objectives; impact of globalization on economic development and national security; 1990s, chiefly.

Discusses US-North Korean relations in context of the 1994 Agreed Framework, the food crisis, 1997 election of South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and his engagement policy toward the North, and benefits of proactive US engagement. Included in a collection of articles under the overall title "Alternative security in the Asia-Pacific".

State of the Union 1994 assesses the Clinton administration's first year in office and lays out progressive policy alternatives in the realms of foreign and domestic affairs. It charts the course of the nation in fourteen critical areas, giving readers a solid basis of information on which to compare trends historically and internationally and to m

Interpreting China's military expenditure has been a complicated issue with important regional implications. This article will first look at the various estimates of China's military budget and the discrepancies in the numbers as well as the geopolitical rationale driving Chinese military planning. Although China publishes its official defense budget and provides justifications for increases in its military spending, most observers remain skeptical of the accuracy of the official figures and wary of the military modernization efforts. This skepticism has shaped the responses of other Asia-Pacific nations toward China's military modernization. Ultimately, even if the Chinese leadership views the military buildup as a natural part of the country's ascension to great power status, the uncertainties surrounding its military expenditures actually undermine the contention that China's rise will be peaceful. (Asian Perspect/GIGA)