Features of the Current Situation in the Greater East Asia

This article examines new trends in international relations in the world and in the Greater East Asia (GEA) and examines the causes of the aggravation of the US-China conflict in this region. It is noted that one of the significant consequences of the confrontation between the two strongest powers is the evident erosion of relations among ASEAN countries, threatening their unity. It is also said that in the context of increasing tensions in the region, the role of Japan, which is dramatically increasing defense spending and rearming, is noticeably increasing. It is also noted that the process of militarization is accelerating in the GEA, and a full-fledged arms race is beginning in response to the growing doubts of the ruling elites of the region’s countries about the ability and determination of the United States to ensure their security. All of this poses a danger to peace and stability in the GEA. The article also examines the problems and prospects of the formation of two opposing military-political blocs in the GEA: the USA, Japan, and South Korea, on the one hand, and Russia, China, and North Korea, on the other.

Russia, USA, China, ASEAN, Japan, Greater East Asia, military bloc, militarization