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Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Part 1: Asian ideas for peace and conflict amelioration.- Can Asians speak truth to power?.- Nuclear Deterrence 3.0.- Asia, say no to NATO.- Freeze, talk and trade.- Technocratic deliberation and Asian peace.- America needs an economic peace strategy for Asia.- Where are the peacemakers?:.- Investing in peace for Asia.- Muslim Asia and the quest for peace.- Doubts about AUKUS.- Cyclone Mocha in conflict-ridden Myanmar is another warning to take climate change seriously.- Crisis management in Asia: A middle power imperative.- Rabindranath Tagore: A man for a new Asian future.- Asia should take the lead on global health.- Reconceptualizing Asia's security challenges: by Jean Dong, April 21, 2024.- A new 'coalition of the unwilling'.- Asia's middle powers' activism a plus for regional stability.- Nuclear stability in the 21st century.- Part 2: Managing the US-China contest.- How China and US can avoid a clash in the South China Sea.- Beware of Munich.- The Anchorage meeting will buy America needed time.- Navigating troubled waters: Ideas for managing tensions in the Taiwan Strait.- It’s dangerous salami slicing on the Taiwan issue.- US-China trade and investment cooperation amid great power rivalry.- Averting the grandest collision of all time.- China, America and the Saudi-Iranian normalization.- Coexistence: The only realist path to peace.- America can’t stop China’s rise.- Biden-Xi Summit: A positive step in managing complex US-China ties.- The US and China can lead the way on nuclear threat reduction.- Part 3: Conflict management in South Asia.- China and India: A new diplomacy.- Can South Asia put India-Pakistan hostilities behind to unite for greater good?.- An India-Pakistan ceasefire that can stick.- China and India: More new diplomacy.- Safer together: Why South and Southeast Asia must cooperate to prevent a new Cold War in Asia.- India-Pakistan: Peace by pieces.- India-China relations: Going beyond the military stalemate.- Restoring trust between China and India: A modest suggestion.- India can still be a bridge to the Global South.- Would you care for a 'package deal'? The future of a territorial swap on the disputed Sino-Indian boundary.- Why India-Pakistan relations need a new era of engagement.- Why have China and India come together?.- Part 4: Conflict management in Southeast and East Asia.- China and Japan: Will they ever reconcile?.- Islamist terrorism in Indonesia: Roots and responses.- The Biden era: Challenges and opportunities for Southeast Asia.- The oxygen of Asean.- An antidote against narrow nationalism? Why regional history matters.- Can Biden bring peace to Southeast Asia?.- Countering the threat of Islamist extremism in Southeast Asia.- HADR as a diplomatic tool in Southeast Asia-China relations amid changing security dynamics.- Can the Belt and Road Initiative bring peace to China and Asean.- Countering Moro youth extremism in the Philippines.- The EU and ASEAN: Partners to manage great power rivalry.- Caught in the middle? Not necessarily. Non-alignment could help Southeast Asian regional integration.- Managing expectations: Indonesia navigating its international roles.- US-China rivalry will be a stern test for Vietnam’s diplomatic juggle.- Civilisational futures and the role of Southeast Asia.- The US, China, and the Philippines in between.- Singapore’s role as a neutral interpreter of China to the West.- Securing China-US relations within the wider Asia-Pacific.- Southeast Asia, China, and the Belt and Read Initiative: still going strong?.- How Malaysia can boost Asean agency and centrality amid global challenges.
