The International Politics of the Asia Pacific, 1945-1995 (Routledge in Asia)

Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Dedication......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
THE REGION: AN OVERVIEW......Page 16
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 25
Part I The significance of the Cold War......Page 28
1 The impact of the Cold War and the struggles for independence, 1945–54......Page 30
NORTHEAST ASIA......Page 31
SOUTHEAST ASIA......Page 38
THE GENEVA CONFERENCE......Page 45
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 47
2 The application of bipolarity, 1954–70......Page 52
THE AMERICAN STRATEGY OF CONTAINMENT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC......Page 55
The first Taiwan off-shore island crisis, 1954–55......Page 60
The Bandung Conference, April 1955......Page 62
The second off-shore island crisis, 1958......Page 64
THE COLLAPSE OF THE SINO-SOVIET ALLIANCE......Page 66
THE SECOND INDO-CHINA WAR......Page 71
The impact elsewhere in Pacific Asia......Page 74
The Philippines......Page 76
Malaysia......Page 77
Indonesia......Page 79
Singapore......Page 81
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 82
3 The period of tripolarity, 1971–89......Page 86
TRIPOLARITY PHASE I:1971–79, THE PROBLEMS OF DÉTENTE......Page 89
The regional impact......Page 91
TRIPOLARITY PHASE II: 1980–89, FROM CONFRONTATION TO THE END OF THE COLD WAR......Page 100
The unravelling of the Cold War and the end of the ‘triangle’......Page 103
The regional impact......Page 105
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 110
Part II The policies of the great powers......Page 114
4 The United States and the Asia-Pacific......Page 118
THE DOMESTIC SOURCES......Page 119
CONTAINMENT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC......Page 122
The beginning......Page 123
THE APPLICATION OF CONTAINMENT: NORTHEAST ASIA......Page 129
THE APPLICATION OF CONTAINMENT: SOUTHEAST ASIA......Page 136
AMERICAN POLICY IN ASIA DURING THE PERIOD OF TRIPOLARITY......Page 140
The China factor......Page 141
Triangular diplomacy......Page 143
The Carter Administration......Page 145
The Reagan Administration......Page 147
THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND AFTER......Page 150
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 160
5 The Soviet Union/Russia and the Asia-Pacific......Page 168
 IDEOLOGICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INFLUENCES ON POLICY......Page 170
STALIN’S POWER POLITICS IN EAST ASIA, 1945–53......Page 175
PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AND THE ASIA-PACIFIC, 1953–71......Page 179
THE IMPACT OF TRIPOLARITY, 1971–89......Page 185
THE RE-EMERGENCE OF RUSSIA......Page 190
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 192
6 China and the Asia-Pacific......Page 196
THE IMPRINT OF HISTORY......Page 198
THE PRC’S RELATIONS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC......Page 202
The alliance with the Soviet Union, 1950–58......Page 203
Self reliance and opposition to both superpowers, 1959–69......Page 207
The tilt to America to counter Soviet encirclement, 1970–81......Page 211
The independent foreign policy, 1982–89......Page 217
REGIONALISM IN THE POST COLD WAR PERIOD, 1989–95......Page 221
CHINA’S FUTURE......Page 229
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 232
7 Japan and the Asia-Pacific......Page 240
THE DOMESTIC SOURCES OF FOREIGN POLICY......Page 244
JAPAN’S RE-EMERGENCE UNDER AMERICAN HEGEMONY, 1945–70......Page 247
AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY, 1971–89......Page 252
TOWARDS A NEW ROLE AFTER THE END OF THE COLD WAR, 1989–95......Page 258
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 263
8 Conclusion......Page 266
THE REALIGNMENT OF POWER......Page 268
THE LOCALIZATION OF REGIONAL CONFLICTS......Page 274
TOWARDS MULTILATERAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS......Page 283
APEC: INSTITUTIONALIZING ECONOMIC COOPERATION......Page 287
THE NEW COLD WAR......Page 290
REGIONAL SECURITY IN THE NEW ERA......Page 295
NOTES AND REFERENCES......Page 297
Select bibliography......Page 300
Index......Page 306