Global geopolitical change and the Asia-Pacific : a regional perspective / edited by Dennis Rumley ... [et al.].

Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: The Geopolitical Context -- 1. Global Geopolitical Change and the Asia-Pacific Region: Definitions, Issues and Options -- 2. The Prospects for Regional Integration in Pacific Asia -- 3. Mutation of International Politico-Economic Structure and the Development of the Pacific Maritime Corridor in the East Asia Orbit -- 4. Future Directions in the Asia-Pacific: Economic and Political Community or Competitive Fragmentation? -- 5. Japan's Power in the Post-Cold War Era: From Economic to What Power? -- 6. Japan and the Global Environment: Leadership in Environmental Technology -- 7. Political Economy and Environmental Problems in Northeast Asia -- 8. Post-Soviet Russia in Search of a Policy in the Asia-Pacific -- 9. The Russian Far East on the Crossroads: National and International Geopolitical Challenges -- 10. The Strategic Position of China in the Asia-Pacific from a Geopolitical Viewpoint -- 11. Chinese Geopolitical Strategies for New Situations in the Asia-Pacific -- 12. The NICs and the Special Economic Zones of China: From Four to Five Asian Tigers -- 13. Growth Triangles, International Economic Integration and the Singapore-Indonesian Border Zone -- 14. Concepts of Economic Security in the Asia-Pacific: Conflict or Cooperation? -- 15. The Future of ASEAN: A Geopolitical Perspective -- 16. The Self-Excluded States: North Korea and Myanmar (Burma) -- 17. Towards a New Equilibrium: India, the Asia-Pacific and Global Geopolitical Change -- 18. Geopolitical Change in the Pacific Islands -- 19. Australia and the "New Regionalism" in the Asia-Pacific -- Conclusion: The 'New Geopolitics' in the Asia-Pacific Region -- Index.