The world has undergone significant change since the end of the Cold War. One such development is that the Asia-Pacific has become increasingly prominent in international affairs. This comprehensive study provides a detailed understanding of key issues, actors and future trends in the region.

This comprehensive study provides a detailed understanding of key issues, actors and future trends in the region. The broad awareness of East Asian international relations is particularly significant given the continued rising status of the region in world affairs and the ongoing redefinition of major-power relations among China, Japan, Russia, and the United states in the post-Cold War era. It discusses specific and crucial issues in political, economic, and strategic dimensions, such as PRC-Taiwan relations, Asian economic integration, and arms control, thereby providing analysis of the future prospects of East Asia in the 21st century.

This book collects some of the most influential scholars in international relations who focus on Asia globally in exploring the challenges of diplomacy faced in Asia as US policy drastically changes. The president-elect has suggested policies which, if implemented, would radically transform the way that the region functions; what will this mean in practice? China's government is also retrenching nationalist positions; what is the future of China, and what does that mean for the region? A wide range of distinguished scholars, concerned about the future, have contributed their thoughts in an attempt to spark a global dialogue.

The world has undergone significant change since the end of the Cold War. One such development is that the Asia-Pacific has become increasingly prominent in international affairs. This comprehensive study provides a detailed understanding of key issues, actors and future trends in the region.

In this volume, experts on East Asia focus on each of the past five decades to explain the weak predictive power of traditional IR theory as applied to the region and uncover the true forces driving change.