The Balance of Power in Asia-Pacific Security: US-China Policies on Regional Order

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ISBN: 9780415415910 | 0415415918
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 2/26/2007

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Investigating the dynamics of balancing patterns in the Asia-Pacific, this book makes a convincing contribution to the debate on the US-China relationship.

Acknowledgements	p. xi
List of abbreviations	p. xiii
Frontispiece	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Powers, balancing and coexistence in theory and in practice	p. 6
Realism versus the English school	p. 13
Realist assumptions	p. 14
English school assumptions	p. 16
The organization of the book	p. 21
Powers, balances of power and coexistence: the views of the first generation of the English school	p. 23
The first generation of the English school: concepts and dynamics	p. 24
The balance of power	p. 25
Rules of coexistence	p. 28
What makes a power great?: structural power vs. relational power in Asia-Pacific security	p. 43
The dominant power: the United States	p. 46
The great powers: China and Japan	p. 50
The middle powers: Russia, South Korea, India and ASEAN	p. 56
Sino-US policies on the use of force in the Asia-Pacific	p. 67
US policies on the use of force in Southeast Asia	p. 68
US policies on the use of force in Central Asia	p. 73
US policies on the use of force in Northeast Asia	p. 77
US policies on the use of force in South Asia	p. 83
US policies on the use of force in the Asia-Pacific	p. 88
Chinese policies on the use of force in Southeast Asia	p. 90
Chinese policies on the use of force in Central Asia	p. 95
Chinese policies on the use of force in Northeast Asia	p. 98
Chinese policies on the use of force in South Asia	p. 103
Chinese policies on the use of force in the Asia-Pacific	p. 107
Deceitful allies and fluctuating strategic partnerships: Sino-US policies on the use of force in the Asia-Pacific	p. 109
Sino-US policies on legitimacy in the Asia-Pacific	p. 115
US policies on legitimacy in Southeast Asia	p. 117
US policies on legitimacy in Central Asia	p. 121
US policies on legitimacy in Northeast Asia	p. 126
US policies on legitimacy in South Asia	p. 134
US policies on legitimacy in the Asia-Pacific	p. 138
Chinese policies on legitimacy in Southeast Asia	p. 139
Chinese policies on legitimacy in Central Asia	p. 145
Chinese policies on legitimacy in Northeast Asia	p. 149
Chinese policies on legitimacy in South Asia	p. 157
Chinese policies on legitimacy in the Asia-Pacific	p. 160
The virtues and problems of liberal democracy and creeping hierarchies: Sino-US policies on legitimacy in the Asia-Pacific	p. 163
Sino-US policies on institutions in the Asia-Pacific	p. 169
US policies on institutions in Southeast Asia	p. 171
US policies on institutions in Central Asia	p. 177
US policies on institutions in Northeast Asia	p. 180
US policies on institutions in South Asia	p. 185
US policies on institutions in the Asia-Pacific	p. 189
Chinese policies on institutions in Southeast Asia	p. 191
Chinese policies on institutions in Central Asia	p. 195
Chinese policies on institutions in Northeast Asia	p. 199
Chinese policies on institutions in South Asia	p. 203
Chinese policies on institutions in the Asia-Pacific	p. 207
Unstable compromises: Sino-US policies on institutions in the Asia-Pacific	p. 209
Sino-US policies on Asia-Pacific order in the twenty-first century	p. 215
The first generation of the English school revisited	p. 217
Stable instability: Sino-US policies on Asia-Pacific order	p. 221
The Asia-Pacific and global order	p. 232
Notes	p. 237
Bibliography	p. 243
Index	p. 265
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The Balance of Power in Asia-Pacific Security: US-China Policies on Regional Order

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