1st Edition

Regional Institutions, Geopolitics and Economics in the Asia-Pacific Evolving Interests and Strategies

Edited By Steven B. Rothman, Utpal Vyas, Yoichiro Sato Copyright 2017
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

This volume discusses the relationship between economics, geopolitics and regional institutional growth and development in the Asia-Pacific region. How do states (re)define their relationships amid the current global power transition? How do rival actors influence the rules and formation of new institutions for their own benefit? What role will institutions take as independent actors in... Read more

1. Introduction, Steven B. Rothman and Utpal Vyas with Yoichiro Sato



2. China and IR: geopolitical implications for Northeast Asia, Christopher R. Robichaud



3. In pursuit of an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: the politics and geopolitics of a Chinese bank, Alice D. Ba



4. China’s financial power in Asia: strategic implications of RMB internationalization for regional relations, Utpal Vyas



5. From Pan-Asianism to Act East: India’s evolving perspectives and roles in East Asian regional institutions, Vindu Mai Chotani



6. Taiwan’s inconsistent involvement in China’s maritime disputes under the "One China" institution, Ching-Chang Chen



7. The Japan-China gentlemen's agreement over the Senkaku Islands, Yoshinori Kaseda 



8. Effects of Japanese security considerations on ASEAN+3 and the East Asia Summit, Charly von Solms



9. Realist objectives, liberal means: Japan, China, and maritime security in Southeast Asia, Hidetaka Yoshimatsu and Dennis D. Trinidad



10. The South China Sea conflict, the regional geo-economic order, and ASEAN’s institutions, Kheng Swe Lim



11. Russia’s institutional engagement with the Asia-Pacific: getting more Asian and less Pacific, Artyom Lukin



12. The Indian Ocean matters for East Asia: emerging Indo-Pacific interests in East-Asian affairs, Michael R. Porter



13. Conclusions: interests and strategies in Asian regional institutional development, Steven B. Rothman 

Biography





Steven B. Rothman is Associate Professor of International Relations and Peace Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.



Utpal Vyas is Associate Professor of International Relations and Peace Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.



Yoichiro Sato is Professor of International Relations and Peace Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.