Investigating the dynamics of balancing patterns in the Asia-Pacific, this book focuses particularly on the contribution of great powers and middle powers to regional stability. Taking the US and China as great powers, and using ASEAN, Russia, Australia and South Korea as example of middle powers, the author addresses the following questions:

• Do middle powers influence balancing patterns in the Asia-Pacific?
• Are the United States and China balancing each other in the Asia-Pacific, and if so, by which means?
• What is the contribution of the English school to...