How to excise that last vestige of the Cold War

ARTICLE: Cleaning Up the 20th Century, By JIM YARDLEY, New York Times, March 18, 2007

The slow consensus on our side: tie off the Cold War in Asia to gain the East Asian NATO.

If it can be done slow and easy, great. The "mini-me Deng" model is definitely preferred, but that would mean Kim buys the buy-out--an iffy proposition since it signals the inevitable end of his rule.

Thanks to Jarrod Myrick for sending this.

Comments

[charlie]

OK, fine sentiment. BUT:

1. How do you address mutual suspicious of South Korea and Japan;

2. Get Japan and the Russians to finally sign a peace treaty;

3. Convince the Chinese an "East asian NATO" is not containing them.

4. Deal with a Taiwan inside an East Asian Nato context

5. Keep Austrialia as a loyal ally; an East Asian NATO may tilt the focus away from Aussie concerns

[Michael]

3 and 5 seem to be easily solved; let China and Australia join and have a say in the decision making process. 1,2 and 4 would seem to be more challenging, no matter what the context.