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Peace Sans Paperwork: Why Asia Just Said “No” to Entangling Alliances
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https://youtu.be/s1fL4F5iOEs While Europe built NATO and a web of formal defense treaties after World War II, Asia took a very different path. Despite the absence of a NATO-style alliance, the region has experienced decades of relative peace and prosperity. Why? In this conversation, we explore how history, culture, and worldview shaped two distinct approaches to security — and why Asia’s quiet balance may hold deeper wisdom than it seems. We discuss:
Key thinkers referenced: Hemmer & Katzenstein (2002), Stanley Tambiah (1979), David Kang (2003) Takeaway: In Asia, harmony often matters more than hard borders. Perhaps the secret to enduring peace isn’t found in treaties — but in trust.
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- Why the U.S. saw Europe as “family” but Asia as “foreign”
- The rise and quiet fall of SEATO, Asia’s short-lived NATO experiment
- How the “hub-and-spoke” alliance system reshaped U.S.–Asia relations
- Tambiah’s concept of “galactic polities” and what it reveals about Asian statecraft
- Why ASEAN favors dialogue and restraint over mutual defense
- How Japan’s pacifist constitution redefined power through self-restraint
- And what “peace without paperwork” might teach the modern world about stability
Key thinkers referenced: Hemmer & Katzenstein (2002), Stanley Tambiah (1979), David Kang (2003) Takeaway: In Asia, harmony often matters more than hard borders. Perhaps the secret to enduring peace isn’t found in treaties — but in trust.
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