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This course will examine how Japan and China are responding to the new Northeast Asian regional frameworks for cooperation in transportation construction, logistics, peace and security to satisfy growing energy demands, promote economic and trade, and bring stability to the Korean peninsula. Its focus will be an examination of the regional integration pressure on Japan, China, the Koreas, Russia and Mongolia to respond to rising “continentalism” within a reconfiguration of a ‘New Silk Road.’ Regional development scenarios coming from the UNDP (Greater Tumen Initiative), South Korea (Eurasia Initiative and Silk Road Express), and Mongolia (Transit Corridor) will be reviewed within the context of longstanding historical and Cold War-legacy antagonisms as well as resource nationalism that have impeded full economic cooperation, caused organizational gaps, and hindered the investment necessary to modernize rail, road, and pipe infrastructure. Attention also will be paid to the nuclear and national security challenges faced by the U.S. and countries in the region which weigh against investment and free trade incentives particularly for Japanese and Korean companies. Course materials will include financial and economic blogs as well as contemporary foreign policy analysis. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>