Coordination between Great Powers in Northeast Asia and the Establishment of a Complex Security Cooperation Framework

　　Abstract: The complex security structure in Northeast Asia requires an equally complex framework for security cooperation. This article argues that establishing a coordinating mechanism for great powers in the region is a feasible step towards addressing this problem. Such a framework could complement the American guided system of bilateral alliances and the region’s multilateral security institutions to offer a means of managing differences across states with respect to security issues. Cooperating with these security structures, such a complex security cooperation framework could effectively respond to security threats. However, this framework would face limitations given the transitional nature of the regional security architecture, which is still influenced by the Cold War.

　　About the Author: Han Aiyong is an Assistant Researcher in the Institute of Strategic Studies at the Central Party School