| Date | Time | Location |
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| Tuesday, September 23, 2014 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
East Asia Seminar Series
The territorial dispute over the small group of islands, known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu islands in China has strained Sino-Japan relations considerably in recent years. As speculation grows that China and Japan are preparing for war over their maritime dispute, Asia Pacific leaders from former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Japanese Primer Minister Shinzo Abe have drawn parallels between 2014 and 1914, suggesting the East China Sea may be the location for the start of the next world war.
In his new book Bridging Troubled Waters: China, Japan, and Maritime Order in the East China Sea, Dr. James Manicom reminds us that the tensions over the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands are only a part of a long history of both conflict and cooperation in maritime relations between Japan and China. He examines the cooperative history between China and Japan at sea and explains the conditions under which two rivals can manage territorial and maritime disputes.
James Manicom has held research fellowships with CIGI, SSHRC and the Japan Foundation. Dr. Manicom’s expertise is in the fields of East Asian security, Arctic governance and international security with an interest in maritime security. He is the author of “Bridging Troubled Waters: China, Japan and Maritime Order in the East China Sea” published by Georgetown University Press. Other recent published works have appeared in the “Journal of Strategic Studies”, “Asia Policy”, “Polar Record, Geopolitics”, the “Asian Wall St. Journal”, the “Globe and Mail”, the “China Brief”, “PacNet” and “East Asia Forum”.
Please join James Manicom for a book signing and following the presenation.
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