Spokes versus Axes: Modalities of Regional Security in Northeast Asia
... Council as well by Tokyo and Seoul unilaterally, the DPRK is not heavily involved in economic and social exchanges. Nevertheless, North Korea is clearly an integral part of the region’s internal environment and an important factor in the processes in Northeast Asia. Regional Security Complex Theory (RSCT) is a new IR theory proposed by Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver from the Copenhagen ... ... and defense. As an alternative behavior, theorists suggest estrangement or even buckpassing (which literally means “a refusal to chip in for drinks at a party”). In this case, the state prefers not to interfere in the affairs of its allies and not ...