Regionalism and Multilateralism: Essays on Cooperative Security in the Asia-Pacific

by Amitav Acharya

Acharya (Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological U., Singapore) presents nine previously published essays, penned during the past decade, in which he examines a range of issues related to the rise of multilateral regional institutions in Asia. Topics include the impact of internal security arrangements on regional cooperation, the relevance of the growth of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) on theorizing about third world military cooperation, the relationship between ASEAN and U.S. foreign policy, and the impact of the Asian economic crisis on institution building. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

391 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002