East Asia and the Pacific - 9780367004415

Taylor & Francis

As the cold war ended, the United States is being forced to reassess the dominant role it has played in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific during the decades that followed World War II. Bringing readers up to date on policy trends, the author provides a general overview and detailed analyses of key issues in individual nations. > As the cold war ends, the United States is being forced to reassess the dominant role it has played in East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific during the decades that followed World War II. Bringing readers up to date on policy trends in the area, the author provides a general overview as well as detailed analyses of key issues in individual nations and regions. The author concludes by placing these regional developments in the context of the ongoing debate in the United States over an appropriate foreign policy in the post-cold war world. > Introduction and Overview -- The Evolution of U.S. Policy in Asia and the Pacific -- Japan: Partner or Compc