TY - BOOK AU - McDougall,Derek TI - Asia Pacific in world politics SN - 9781962551021 AV - JZ1980 .M33 2024 U1 - 327.5 23 PY - 2024/// CY - Boulder, Colorado PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. KW - Security, International KW - Asia KW - Foreign relations KW - Pacific Area N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Asia Pacific in world politics -- Part 1. The major powers in the region -- The United States : a declining hegemon? -- China : projecting power -- Japan : a significant influence -- China and the United States : coexistence or conflict? -- Japan and the United States : a continuing alliance -- China and Japan : a tense relationship -- Part 2. Conflicts in Northeast Asia -- Taiwan : the eye of a storm -- The two Koreas : nuclear danger -- Part 3. Changing dynamics in Southeast Asia -- International politics in Southeast Asia -- Indonesia : rising despite constraints -- Part 4. Other key regional actors -- India : a growing power -- Russia : a problematic power -- Australia : a significant middle power -- International organizations : a complex web -- Part 5. Conclusion -- Emerging themes N2 - "An up-to-date, historically grounded, accessible overview of Asia Pacific's dynamic role in the international arena"-- ER -