Academic and accepted orthodoxy maintains that Southeast Asia, and Asia generally, is
evolving into a distinctive East Asian regional order. This book questions this claim and …

Katsumata demonstrates that something interesting is taking place inside the ASEAN
Regional Forum (ARF). He shows that an association of minor powers in Southeast Asia is …

The world economy continues to be dominated by the Triad regions: Europe, North America
and East Asia. This text analyses the economic relationship that has evolved between two …

The International Relations of Japan and South East Asia asks three main questions: how
and when has a new South East Asian regionalism been set in motion? what is the nature of …

Most comparative analyses of regionalism focus on the internal functioning of particular
regions. However, as theorists of regionalism have for long argueel, regions are also …

This article unpacks the dynamics of group hedging in international relations by examining
the Southeast Asian states collective efforts to use ASEAN-led multilateral institutions as a …

The prevailing scholarly orthodoxy regarding recent diplomatic initiatives in the Asia-Pacific
assumes that East Asia is evolving into a distinctive regional community. The orthodoxy …

One of the most important debates over the foreign relations of the United States concerns
relations with China. Although temporarily eclipsed in the public arena by the events of …

In April 1999, ASEAN formally admitted Cambodia thereby completing its declared goal of
grouping together all ten Southeast Asian countries under its umbrella. This was the …

Regional cooperation and integration have emerged as key issues for East Asia following
the financial crisis. This book explores these issues, and examines the degree to which a …