Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 01/2015

Issues and Insights Vol. 14, No. 16 - Respond and Restrain: Deterrence and Reassurance in Northeast Asia

Brad Glosserman

December 2014

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Abstract

The US extended deterrent in Northeast Asia is strong. US alliances with Japan and South Korea are each arguably in the best shape in years, with alliance modernization efforts proceeding in tandem with domestic adjustments to security policy that strengthen the foundation for cooperative action.