The geopolitics of energy security in Asia / Michael Wesley -- Demand -- The United States and energy security in the Asia-Pacific / Satu P. Limaye -- Japan's energy security policy in an era of emerging competition in the Asia-Pacific / Purnendra Jain -- China's energy security / Xu Yi-Chong --...

China's search for energy security -- Making China's energy policy -- The "great game" in Central Asia -- Pipeline politics in East Asia -- Challenges and opportunities in Southeast Asia and beyond -- Juggling priorities at home -- Implications of China's quest for energy security

"Energy touches our lives in countless ways and its costs are felt when we fill up at the gas pump, pay our home heating bills, and keep businesses both large and small running. There are long-term costs as well: to the environment, as natural resources are depleted and pollution contributes to...