Foreign policies and diplomacies in Asia : changes in practice, concepts, and thinking in a rising region / edited by Matthias Maass.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maass, Matthias, editor.

Series:

Global Asia (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 1.

IIAS publications

Global Asia ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--Foreign relations--21st century.

Asia.

Pacific Area--Foreign relations--21st century.

Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1. Introduction : Contextualizing and problematizing the 'rise of Asia' / Matthias Maass

2. Still searching for a common frequency : Silences, cultural gaps and normative deficits in Asia-Pacific diplomacies / Alan Chong

3. East Asian governance: Human security, development, and exceptionalism / Brendan Howe

4. International politics in Northeast Asia: A case for stability / Artyom Lukin

5. ASEAN and its people: regional internationalism and the politics of exclusion / Math Noortmann

6. Non-official diplomacy in Southeast Asia: Civil society or 'civil service'? / See Seng Tan

7. China and India as regional powers: Policies of two aspiring states intersecting in Burma / Ming Hwa Ting

8. Reinventing Japan in the Asian century: towards a new grand strategy? / Tom Wilkins

9. The China and Central Asia diplomatic waltz: an analysis of China's methods in interacting with Central Asian states / Askhat Safiullin

Bibliography.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Feb 2021).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-003-69589-2

1-04-078452-6

90-485-1910-1

9781003695899

OCLC:

891398064