The observation of a rising Asia and its rapidly growing economic powerhouses has become a truism. These impressive economic development stories provide the backbone for the growing political assertiveness in the region. Asia's economic prowess is rapidly being transferred onto the diplomatic stage. In the light of these larger developments, the authors of this timely volume investigate the regional and international implications of a rising Asia and problematise critical developments.The first section focuses on the lack of a proper regional security community in Asia. The second part analyses the usefulness of 'Asia' as a catch-all for very distinct sub-regions. While not denying the utility of the concept of Asia as one region, the authors support the need to maintain in parallel a clear focus on issues, approaches, and characteristics that are unique to sub-regions within the continent. A third group of authors probe the regional foreign policies of key players in the region, exploring the security strategies and diplomacies of major regional actors.
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction: Contextualizing and Problematizing the ‘Rise of Asia’ - Matthias Maass
- An Asia-Pacific Century?
- Rising Asia
- Three Meta-debates
- Hegemonic Rise
- International Political Economy
- Democratization
- The Impact on Regional and Global Diplomatic Conduct
- An Asian Security Architecture
- Foreign Policies in a Rising Region
- 2. Still Searching for a Common Frequency: Silences, Cultural Gaps and Normative Deficits in Asia-Pacific Diplomacies - Alan Chong
- Analysing Asia-Pacific Security Regionalism: Capturing Silences and Doubletalk
- The Nub of Track 2 Diplomacies: Noble Intentions and the Haze of Sifting through Disagreements
- CSCAP General Conference & Workshop on Responsibility to Protect, November 2009
- Positioning for the Responsibility to Protect
- Main Sessions on ‘Regional Security Architecture’ and ‘Naval Build-up in the Asia-Pacific’
- Analysis of the CSCAP Case
- Southeast Asia Regional Security Forum (SEARSF), June 2010
- SEARSF 2010 Panel 1 – Northeast Asia in the Context of Southeast Asian Security
- SEARSF 2010 Panel 3 – Significance of ASEAN to Regional Cooperation
- Analysis of SEARSF
- Conclusion: Why Is There No Common Diplomatic Frequency across the Asia-Pacific?
- 3. East Asian Governance: Human Security, Development, and Exceptionalism - Brendan Howe
- Introduction
- Human Security, Development and Governance
- Human Security
- Collective Goods
- Asian Values and Governance Exceptionalism
- International Pressures
- Internal Constituencies
- Conclusion
- 4. International Politics in Northeast Asia: A Case for Stability - Artyom Lukin
- Introduction
- Is Northeast Asia Headed for Demographic Peace?
- The Emerging Institutional Architecture in Northeast Asia: A Game on Two Chessboards?
- Nuclear Weapons and Strategic Stability in Northeast Asia
- Conclusion: Scenarios for Northeast Asia
- The Continuation of US Residual Hegemony
- China’s Hegemony
- The Balance of Power
- 5. ASEAN and Its People: Regional Internationalism and the Politics of Exclusion - Math Noortmann
- Introduction
- Elites, People and Theories of Regional Integration
- The European Experience: Post-international Regionalism, or Bringing the People In
- The ASEAN Model: Regional Internationalism, or Bringing the National Elites Back In
- Bringing the People Back In?
- Bangkok + 40: What Is in It for the Southeast Asian People?
- The People in the ASEAN Charter
- ASEAN’s Business Elites
- ASEAN’s Non-governmental Elites
- Conclusion
- 6. Non-official Diplomacy in Southeast Asia: Civil Society or ‘Civil Service’?* - See Seng Tan
- The Many Faces of Modern Diplomacy
- Non-official Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
- Civil Society Face of Non-official Diplomacy
- ‘Civil Service’ Face of Non-official Diplomacy
- Conclusion
- 7. China and India as Regional Powers: Policies of Two Aspiring States Intersecting in Burma - Ming Hwa Ting
- Prospect Theory as Analytical Framework
- A Case Study: Burma
- China-Burma Relations
- India-Burma Relations
- The Chinese and Indian Presence in Burma: Waxing and Waning
- Conclusion
- 8. Reinventing Japan in the Asian Century: Towards a New Grand Strategy? - Tom Wilkins
- Introduction: Japan in a Time of Troubles?
- Explaining Japanese Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
- The Foundations of Japanese Diplomacy
- External Drivers
- Internal Drivers
- Japan’s Grand Strategy
- Conclusions
- 9. The China and Central Asia Diplomatic Waltz: An Analysis of China’s Methods in Interacting with Central Asian States - Askhat Safiullin
- Introduction
- Taking a Fresh Look: Introducing the Concept of Security Identity
- Kazakhstan
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- The ‘Shanghai Spirit’: China’s Delicate Steps in Central Asia
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
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