The Architecture of Security in the Asia-Pacific

Table of Contents

Contributors

Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Tables

1. Introduction

2. Developing East Asia’s Security Architecture

Evaluating ASEAN processes

Where to from here?

Desirable future development—An Australian perspective

3. The ASEAN Power

ASEAN power

Origins of ASEAN power

The organisational power

The dominant power

The balancing power

The normative power

ASEAN power and China

4. The SCO’s Success in Security Architecture

Achievements in maintaining security in the heart of Eurasia

Economic and cultural development: a solid basis for security cooperation

Response to new challenges

Strategic significance of the SCO for the security architecture of Asia

Looking ahead: big tasks and a long journey

Conclusion

5. Shifting Tides: China and North Korea

Missile tests: A turning point

The nuclear equation: A new era

Internal dynamics

Re-orienting China’s North Korean policy

6. ‘The Six-Party Talks Process: Towards an Asian Concert?’

Measuring the Six-Party Talks properly

Inclusive and exclusive alternatives

An embryonic concert?

A clash of alliances

Conclusion

7. The US Role in the Future Security Architecture for East Asia

Taking stock

8. The Role of the United States

Internal factors: The sources of US conduct

Rational actor model

Governmental politics model and organisational behaviour model

Military–Economy synergy model

External Factors

China

US alliances

China-US military-to-military interactions

The defensive nature of China’s defence policy

Conclusion: to start from commonsense

9. Potential Strategic Risks in China-US Relations

10. Changes in China-Japan Relations and East Asian Security