East Asian Security

by Michael E. Brown, Sean M. Lynn-Jones and Steven E. Miller (Eds.)

• ISBN13: 9780262522205
• ISBN10: 0262522209
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-09-06
• Publisher: Mit Pr

Summary

The future of East Asian security has become a critically important topic in the post-Cold War world. Virtually all of the Asia-Pacific countries are enjoying rapid economic growth, but many remain wary of their neighbors. Unlike every other region of the world, East Asia's military spending continues to accelerate. East Asian Securityaddresses some of the most important strategic questions about the future of the region.

Table of Contents

The Contributors	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
Sean M. Lynn-Jones
PART I: EAST ASIAN SECURITY AFTER THE COLD WAR
Ripe for Rivalry: Prospects for Peace in a Multipolar Asia	3	(29)
Aaron L. Friedberg
Wealth, Power, and Instability: East Asia and the United States after the Cold War	32	(44)
Richard K. Betts
Arms and Affluence: Military Acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific Region	76	(37)
Desmond Ball
PART II: THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE RISE OF CHINA
Hegemon on the Horizon? China's Threat to East Asian Security	113	(20)
Denny Roy
China's Illusory Threat to the South China Sea	133	(26)
Michael G. Gallagher
East Asia and the ``Constrainment'' of China	159	(29)
Gerald Segal
China's New ``Old Thinking'': The Concept of Limited Deterrence	188	(38)
Alastair Iain Johnston
Chinese Perspectives on Nuclear Arms Control	226	(39)
Banning N. Garrett
Bonnie S. Glaser
PART III: THE FUTURE OF JAPAN'S SECURITY ROLE
Japan's National Security: Structures, Norms, and Policies	265	(35)
Peter J. Katzenstein
Nobuo Okawara
From Sword to Chrysanthemum: Japan's Culture of Anti-Militarism	300	(32)
Thomas U. Berger
The Glorification of War in Japanese Education	332
Saburo Ienaga