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Book SynopsisAs President Obamaâs âœpivot to Asiaâ strategy indicates, the Asia-Pacific region is an engine for the world economic growth. However, it has also been an unstable region suffering from many sources of conflicts. This book explores ways and means to establish a more amicable Asia-Pacific region.
Trade ReviewSugita’s book presents many original and thought provoking new perspectives, as well as some genuinely interesting and potentially realizable routes towards improving peaceful and friendly co-existence in a region, which, despite free flowing economic links, is seen by many as having rocky political relations. * Japan Today *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Yoneyuki Sugita, Professor, Osaka University Chapter 1: Yoneyuki Sugita Professor, Osaka University U.S.–Japan Relations in Transition: From Cold War to Post-Cold War Chapter 2: Miyuki Daimaruya, Specially-appointed Research Fellow, Ochanomizu University, Experiences of Japanese American Soldiers in the Korean War: Analyzing the Case of a Nisei Woman’s Military Service and Resettlement Chapter 3: Victor Teo, Assistant Professor, Hong Kong University Towards a More Amicable Asia-Pacific: Rethinking Japan’s Relations with the US and China Chapter 4: Reinhard Drifte, Emeritus Professor, University of Newcastle Approaches to resolving the disputes in the East China Sea Chapter 5: David Walton, Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University Juggling Triads: Australian Foreign Policy towards Japan and China Chapter 6: Emilian Kavalski, Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University Are There Normative Powers in the Asia-Pacific? An Inquiry into the Normative Power of China and Japan Chapter 7: Bart Gaens, Senior Research Fellow, the Finnish Institute of International Affairs The Asia-Europe Meeting ASEM: A Role for the European Union in Asia? About the Contributors Index
