Pacific Focus
© Center for International Studies, Inha University

Edited By: Euikon Kim
Impact Factor: 0.237
ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2011: 46/66 (Area Studies); 69/81 (International Relations)
Online ISSN: 1976-5118
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Pacific Focus' scope encompasses the wide range of research interests concerning the Asia-Pacific, including:
• security
• regionalism
• environment
• migration
• civil society
• multi-culturalism.
The journal does not represent a particular approach nor methodology. Instead, it seeks to foster diverse perspectives, embracing all conceptual, normative, and empirical research of major sub-areas of regional studies. Pacific Focus aims to stimulate and disseminate high quality research and scholarship of the Asia-Pacific region throughout the international academic community. The Journal also aims to provide policy makers in Asia-Pacific countries with in-depth analyses of current issues and policy alternatives.
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The "Century of Humiliation" - Then and Now: Chinese Perceptions of the International Order
Alison Adcock Kaufman
North Korean Nuclear Nationalism and the Threat of Nuclear War in Korea
Peter Hayes and Scott Bruce
Why Does a Small Power Lead? ASEAN Leadership in Asia-Pacific Regionalism
Min-hyung Kim
Beyond the Nuclear Umbrella: Re-thinking the Theory and Practice of Nuclear Extended Deterrence in East Asia and the Pacific
Richard Tanter and Peter Hayes
North Korea under Kim Jong-un: The Beginning of the End of a Peculiar Dynasty
Seung-Ho Joo
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