The expert contributors shed critical light on how significant developments are impacting on the global system. In particular, they consider emerging forms of global governance, and how the Asia-Pacific as a region, individual countries such as China, Japan, South Korea and the US, and regional...

Understanding regional governance in Asia / Nicholas Thomas -- Evolving regional governance in East Asia: from ASEAN to an East Asian community / Mely Caballero-Anthony -- Japan and regional governance in East Asia: expanding involvement, stagnated influence? / Hidetaka Yoshimatsu -- South Korea...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Democratization in Taiwan and its impacts on the triangular relations -- pt. 3. Economic integration and security of the global supply chains -- pt. 4. US strategic and security interests in Asia -- pt. 5. Postscript.