Overview East Asia in 2010 Chapter 1 The Global Financial Crisis and International Security: Impacts on the Defense Budgets of Major Countries Chapter 2 Maintaining the Order in the Arctic Ocean: Cooperation and Confrontation among Coastal Nations Chapter 3 The Korean Peninsula: Rising Military Tensions and the ROK's Changing Foreign and Defense Policy Chapter 4 China: Toward a Less Cooperative, More Assertive Posture Chapter 5 Southeast Asia: The Reemergence of the South China Sea Issue Chapter 6 Russia: The Adoption of New Military Doctrine Chapter 7 The United States: The Obama Administration Facing Its Second Year of Challenges Chapter 8 Japan: The Adoption of the New National Defense Program Guidelines-Toward a More Dynamic Defense Force