Asia's Regional Architecture : Alliances and Institutions in the Pacific Century / Andrew Yeo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeo, Andrew, Author.

Series:

Studies in Asian security.

Stanford scholarship online.

Studies in Asian Security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regionalism (International organization).

East Asia--Foreign relations.

East Asia.

East Asia--Politics and government--1945-.

East Asia--Foreign economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages).

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

During the Cold War, the U.S. built a series of alliances with Asian nations to erect a bulwark against the spread of communism and provide security to the region. Despite pressure to end bilateral alliances in the post-Cold War world, they persist to this day, even as new multilateral institutions have sprung up around them. The resulting architecture may aggravate rivalries as the U.S., China, and others compete for influence. However, Andrew Yeo demonstrates how Asia's complex array of bilateral and multilateral agreements may ultimately bring greater stability and order to a region fraught with underlying tensions. Asia's Regional Architecture transcends traditional international relations models. It investigates change and continuity in Asia through the lens of historical institutionalism. Refuting claims regarding the demise of the liberal international order, Yeo reveals how overlapping institutions can promote regional governance and reduce uncertainty in a global context. In addition to considering established institutions such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, he discusses newer regional arrangements including the East Asia Summit, Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the Belt and Road Initiative. This book has important implications for how policymakers think about institutional design and regionalism in Asia and beyond.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Asia’s Regional Architecture

2. Bilateralism, Multilateralism, and the Making of an Alliance Consensus

3. Change and Continuity: 1989–1997

4. Rising Regionalism: 1998 –2007

5. Complex Patchwork: 2008 –2017

6. America First, China’s Rise, and Regional Order

7. Conclusion

Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781503608801

1503608808

OCLC:

1178768940