East Asian Conflict Zones [electronic resource] : Prospects for Regional Stability and Deescalation

Front Matter....Pages i-xv Conflict Patterns in East Asia and the Western Pacific....Pages 1-28 Sino-Soviet Relations in the Late 1980s: An End to Estrangement?....Pages 29-46 Japan, the Soviet Union, and the Northern Territories: Prospects for Accommodation....Pages 47-69 Stability and Instability in the Sea of Japan....Pages 70-96 The Korean Peninsula Conflict: Equilibrium or Deescalation?....Pages 97-122 The South China Sea: From Zone of Conflict to Zone of Peace?....Pages 123-148 Thai-Vietnamese Rivalry in the Indochina Conflict....Pages 149-176 Philippine Communism: The Continuing Threat and the Aquino Challenge....Pages 177-205 Conclusion: Opportunities for Deescalating East Asia’s Conflicts....Pages 206-220 Back Matter....Pages 221-239