title: Conclusion
abstract: The conclusion ties together a number of themes which have run through the book, in order to provide a comprehensive overview of developments in Northeast Asia that relate to sovereignty and space, and thus the possibilities for community. First, the region and its states face a consistent slippage between the ideals of sovereign space and the territorialization of power, stemming from the multi-layered operation of the region in Northeast Asia. Second, the multi-layered nature of state authorit