Asia Pacific in World Politics

by McDougall, Derek

• ISBN13: 9781588261700
• ISBN10: 1588261700
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-10-15
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Map of the Asia Pacific Region	xii
Understanding Asia Pacific International Politics	1	(30)
Defining International Politics and Asia Pacific	2	(5)
The Historical Context	7	(11)
Major Features of Contemporary Asia Pacific	18	(6)
Plan of the Book	24	(7)
Part 1 The Major Powers in the Region
The United States	31	(20)
Factors Influencing US Policies in Asia Pacific	31	(7)
The General Approach of the United States in Asia Pacific	38	(13)
China	51	(24)
Factors Influencing China's Policies in Asia Pacific	51	(14)
An Overview of China's Policies in Asia Pacific	65	(10)
Japan	75	(26)
Factors Influencing Japan's Policies in Asia Pacific	75	(17)
An Overview of Japan's Policies in Asia Pacific	92	(9)
The Japanese-US Relationship	101	(14)
The Postwar Context	102	(2)
Post-Cold War Strategic Issues	104	(5)
Post-Cold War Economic Issues	109	(6)
The Sino-US Relationship	115	(30)
The Postwar Context	115	(2)
The Impact of Tiananmen Square	117	(4)
Post-Cold War Strategic Issues	121	(9)
Post-Cold War Economic Issues	130	(6)
Human Rights Issues	136	(9)
The Sino-Japanese Relationship	145	(18)
The Postwar Context	145	(3)
Tiananmen Square	148	(2)
The Gulf Conflict	150	(1)
Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Senkakus/Diaoyu	150	(3)
War Guilt	153	(1)
The Relationship in the Early Twenty-First Century	154	(9)
Part 2 Conflicts in Northeast Asia
Taiwan	163	(16)
The Historical Context	164	(6)
2000 and Beyond	170	(3)
Prospects	173	(6)
Korea	179	(22)
The Historical Context	180	(1)
1945--1990	181	(4)
The 1990s	185	(6)
2001 and Beyond	191	(10)
Part 3 Changing Dynamics in Southeast Asia
International Politics in Southeast Asia	201	(30)
Maritime Southeast Asia	206	(11)
Mainland Southeast Asia	217	(6)
``New'' International Issues	223	(8)
Indonesia	231	(36)
The Historical Context	232	(7)
Post-1998 Indonesia	239	(5)
Regional Conflicts	244	(10)
International Implications	254	(13)
Part 4 Other Key Regional Actors
Russia and Australia	267	(30)
Russia	268	(10)
Australia	278	(13)
Comparisons	291	(6)
International Organizations	297	(24)
The Subregional Level: ASEAN	299	(4)
The Asia Pacific Level: APEC and the ASEAN Regional Forum	303	(3)
The East Asian Alternative	306	(3)
The Global Dimension: The United Nations and Its Agencies	309	(12)
Part 5 Conclusion
Emerging Themes	321	(8)
Reviewing Approaches	321	(2)
Future Directions	323	(6)
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	329	(6)
Bibliography	335	(18)
Index	353	(18)
About the Book	371