1st Edition

Bilateralism, Multilateralism and Asia-Pacific Security Contending Cooperation

Edited By William Tow, Brendan Taylor Copyright 2013
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Many scholars of international relations in Asia regard bilateralism and multilateralism as alternative and mutually exclusive approaches to security co-operation. They argue that multilateral associations such as ASEAN will eventually replace the system of bilateral alliances which were the predominant form of U.S. security co-operation with Asia-Pacific allies during the Cold War. Yet these... Read more

Part 1: Setting the Context  1. Introduction William T. Tow and Brendan Taylor  2. Conceptualising the Bilateral-multilateral Nexus Brendan Taylor Part 2: The Nexus and America’s Asian Alliances  3. Bridging Alliances and Asia-Pacific Multilateralism Ajin Choi and William T. Tow  4. Stretching the Japan–US Alliance Rikki Kersten  5. The US–Philippines Alliance: Moving Beyond Bilateralism Renato De Castro  6. Thailand's Security Policy: Bilateralism or Multilateralism? Chulacheeb Chinwanno  Part 3: The Nexus and Asian Multilateralism  7. The Role of the Five Power Defence Arrangements in the Southeast Asian Security Architecture Ralf Emmers  8. Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction Disputes in East Asia: Comparing Bilateral and Multilateral Approaches Aileen SP Baviera  9. The Bilateral–Multilateral Nexus in Asia's Defence Diplomacy David Capie  Part 4: The Nexus and Asian Security Order  10. The Rise of China and the Transformation of Asia-Pacific Security Architecture Ryo Sahashi  11. Alliances and Order in the "Asian Century" Hugh White  12. Conceptualizing the Relationship between Bilateral and Multilateral Security Approaches in East Asia: A Great Power Regional Order Framework Evelyn Goh  13. Conclusion William T. Tow 

Biography

William Tow is Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University.

Brendan Taylor is Associate Professor and Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University.