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Is Realism an Appropriate Approach for Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Japan and China

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Competition over energy resources is deepening in Northeast Asia. While Chinese submarines and research ships are occasionally spotted around potential oilfields, the Japanese are laying out billions to turn a pipeline their way. Recent initiatives by both nations aim to increase production by domestic companies. One can argue that the race for energy security is proceeding along distinctly realist lines. That argument, however, would be mistaken. Though the governments of Japan and China play vital role in their nations’ efforts to secure energy supplies, internal coalitions of business leaders, investors, the media, and local bureaucracies interact to create a pattern of behavior that does not conform to realist theories or assumptions. This is not to say that the potential for problems between these two countries concerning energy does not exist. China’s fears of economic or political encirclement coexist with Japan’s fears of energy isolation. A close inspection of the situation finds that profit-seeking, career advancement, and government efforts to ensure economic stability explain more behavior than scenarios envisioning power balancing or grabs for resources. Competition in the region is real and the state plays a central role in each case, however, one must look farther than realism towards regional economic interests and institutions to explain actors’ behavior.

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Kruse, Karl. "Is Realism an Appropriate Approach for Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Japan and China" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES, Hilton San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, Mar 26, 2008 <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p251558_index.html>

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Kruse, K. E. , 2008-03-26 "Is Realism an Appropriate Approach for Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Japan and China" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 49th ANNUAL CONVENTION, BRIDGING MULTIPLE DIVIDES, Hilton San Francisco, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p251558_index.html

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Abstract: Competition over energy resources is deepening in Northeast Asia. While Chinese submarines and research ships are occasionally spotted around potential oilfields, the Japanese are laying out billions to turn a pipeline their way. Recent initiatives by both nations aim to increase production by domestic companies. One can argue that the race for energy security is proceeding along distinctly realist lines. That argument, however, would be mistaken. Though the governments of Japan and China play vital role in their nations’ efforts to secure energy supplies, internal coalitions of business leaders, investors, the media, and local bureaucracies interact to create a pattern of behavior that does not conform to realist theories or assumptions. This is not to say that the potential for problems between these two countries concerning energy does not exist. China’s fears of economic or political encirclement coexist with Japan’s fears of energy isolation. A close inspection of the situation finds that profit-seeking, career advancement, and government efforts to ensure economic stability explain more behavior than scenarios envisioning power balancing or grabs for resources. Competition in the region is real and the state plays a central role in each case, however, one must look farther than realism towards regional economic interests and institutions to explain actors’ behavior.

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Realism and Energy Security of Oil Supplies and Japan and China: Why Conventional (Realist) Wisdom is Wrong By Karl E. Kruse University of California Irvine DRAFT COPY Please do not circulate without permission of the Author Presented 3-28-2008 International Studies Association’s 49th Annual Convention San Francisco CA Realism and Energy Security of Oil Supplies and Japan and China: Why Conventional (Realist) Wisdom is Wrong by Karl Kruse 1 Introduction: From primary production to transportation to heating and light energy
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