framework or, in an institutionalized form, security community, in Northeast Asia, the authors in this volume are realistic as … disappointment. The past two years again saw the rising of tensions in Northeast Asia and the masterful way in which even an … and maybe even more than ever the search for a stable security framework for Northeast Asia as a precondition for peaceful …

-- Kazakhstan: Trade and Oil: Central Asia at Stake -- Kyrgyzstan: A Leadership Role in Central Asia -- Laos: Southeast Asia … Neighbor -- Nepal: A Foothold in South Asia -- North Korea: Aid, Ideology, and Atomic Bombs -- Pakistan: An Enduring Alliance …

" This book investigates the origins and evolution of Asia's new institutional architecture in trade, finance, and … security from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. The traditional institutional equilibrium in Asia has come under … shaping a new institutional architecture. Political and business leaders from Northeast and Southeast Asia interact with each …

The financial crisis that hit a number of 'miracle' economies of Asia in 1997 shocked the world. Financial …

Over the past two years, the world has been preoccupied with the Asia crisis, its contagion and its economic impact … poverty, education, training, health, nutrition and employment for a number of major economies in Asia and Oceania affected by …