About the Book

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. 1 Introduction: The Question of Power and Order in Northeast Asia 1
5. PART 1. The United States in Northeast Asia: Inescapable Hegemon
6. 2 US Influence in a Changing Asia 23
7. 3 US Strategies in Northeast Asia: A Revisionist Hegemon 55
8. PART 2. Northeast Asia’s Major Powers: Accommodating the United States
9. 4 China’s Hedged Acquiescence: Coping with US Hegemony 99
10. 5 Japan’s Activism Lite: Bandwagoning the United States 127
11. 6 Russia’s China Card: Eyes on Washington 167
12. PART 3. Northeast Asia’s Middle Powers: Demanding More, Taking Risks
13. 7 North and South Korea: Unlikely Challenger, Unlikely Mediator 197
14. 8 Taiwan’s Politics of Identity: Navigating Between China and the United States 225
15. Acronyms 283
16. Bibliography 285
17. The Contributors 303
18. Index 305
19. About the Book 319