This paper was delivered by Professor Michael Yahuda, Elliott School for International Affairs, George Washington University, at the Fourth Asia and Pacific Lecture organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore on 24 August 2005. Contents Introduction The Impact of the End of the Cold War in East Asia The Question of Regional Stability The Impact of the Great Powers on Security in Southeast Asia Conclusion.

Excerpt: "We at the end of the Cold war can also draw some lessons from that experience. We can take encouragement from the UN Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali's blueprint to make the UN a more effective global security instrument. But the UN cannot do it all. There are vital supporting roles to be played by regional and sub-regional organizations in building a viable world order within the current UN framework. I must emphasize the contribution which these organizations can make to security not only in their own neighbourhoods but also globally though putting forward their own ideas on this subject in the international debate. ASEAN should do this with confidence, bearing in mind its successful record of solving the non-Cold War problems of state development of the post-1945 period.

US Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region: Meeting the Challenges of the Post Cold War Era

Building a Neighborly Community explores the political economy of post-cold war East Asian co-operation by examining the history of intra-regional co-operation, against the background of China's rise and Japan's relative decline, both real and perceived. The book in particular examines how East Asian states have dealt with the South China Sea as a region-wide security challenge and the imperative for self-help after the 1997 economic crisis.

The Asia-Pacific region presents a challenge to international security in the post-Cold War era. Doubts as to the US' military commitment, concern with Japan's security aspirations, build-up of military capabilities and the nuclear ambitions of North Korea have further heightened tension.

North American scholars discuss military conditions and prospects in east Asia now that the overlay of the Cold War has been lifted. Among their topics are the growing role of regional leaders, new relations with great powers that had been adversaries, and mopping up such minor lingering issues as the division of Korea, conflicting Japanese and Russian territorial claims, and, of course, China. The nine papers were presented at a March 1991 conference in Monterey, California, and rewritten in 1992 to account for subsequent events. Paper edition (unseen), $17.50. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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