| Summary/Abstract |
While the threats that turned Europe into the most explosive part of the
world in the last century appear to be quite relevant for Asia, the European-
style security institutions do not seem to work for Asia. The key reasons
are the historically embedded roots of the insecurity, more acute territorial
divisions, specific (non-Western) understanding of security, and ethnically-
driven separatist and irredentist movements. Also, as deglobalization
increases and the international system becomes less and less manageable,
East Asian countries tend to push harder for pursuing an autonomous
security policy.
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