This book analyses Indonesia's debate on its regional diplomatic policy and its emerging grand strategy vision for the 21st century.

There is growing realization that the country's traditional canvas, methods and strategies of power projection limit Indonesia's regional ambitions and may not be effective amidst changing politico-strategic landscape of the region. The first issue that the book seeks to probe is whether Indonesia is in fact expanding its regional canvas and whether there is a shift in Indonesia's perception from a Southeast Asian player to a pan-Indo-Pacific power....

This book explains why China has resorted to the use of large-scale military force in foreign affairs.

How will China use its growing military might in coming crisis and existing conflicts? This book contributes to the current debate on the future of the Asia-Pacific region by examining why China has resorted to using military force in the past. Utilizing fresh theoretical insights on the causes of interstate war and employing a sophisticated methodological framework, the book provides detailed analyses of China's intervention in the Korean War, the Sino-Indian War, China's border...

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 influencing and constraining the behavior of states? Institutional development in Asia is characterized by idiosyncratic and diverse motivations (both material and non-material), a variety of policy...