Instruction
Your critical thinking, rather than simple summaries of lectures, is rewarded. On citation, you don’t need to cite as long as you are using assigned readings and class lecture notes. Only when you use outside sources (not recommended), provide appropriate citations. No extra credit will be assigned for an additional essay.
Please copy the entire question before you start typing each essay. This helps you correctly understand questions. It also helps me correctly identify your choices. Thank you!
1. What would East Asia’s future be? More conflict and instability? Or can the region build peace and stability? Identify three major current issues in East Asia and discuss the effects of those issues on the region’s stability and future.
2. How would Trump’s policy toward North Korea play out in the near future? Will there be nuclear wars? What can the U.S. and other major powers in the region—namely, China, Japan, South Korea, and Russia, do to avoid the worst outcome, nuclear wars? Explain Trump’s policy first, discuss its possible implications, and suggest how to avoid the worst outcome.
3. Discuss the U.S. presence and roles in Asia, in relation to China’s rise as a regional power. What are the U.S.’s concerns/intensions in Asia? What are China’s? Will China’s rise weaken the U.S. influence in the region? If so, why? Or could the two nations cooperate each other and contribute to the stability of the region? If so, how?