Contested Multilateralism 2.0 and Asian Security Dynamics

<p>In the 1990s there was a wave of multilateralism in the Asia Pacific, led primarily by ASEAN. Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, however, many non-ASEAN states have attempted to seize the initiative, including the USA, Japan, China, South Korea, and Australia. </p><p>Kai He and his contributors debate the reasons for this contested multilateralism and the impacts it will have on the region’s security and political challenges. Will the "Indo-Pacific turn" be a blessing or a curse for regional stability and prosperity? Using a diverse range of theoretical and empirical perspectives, these leading scholars contribute views on this question and on the diverse strategies of the great and middle powers in the region. </p><p>This collection will be of great interest to scholars and students of international relations in the Asia Pacific and of great value to policy makers in the region and beyond.</p> <p>Acknowledgments List of Contributors List of Abbreviations List of Figures List of Tables INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: Contested Multilateralism 2.0 and Regional Order Transition (Kai He) SECTION 1: DEBATING REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS Chapter 2: Multilateralism and Regional Order in Contested Asia (Nick Bisley) Chapter 3: Disconnecting from the Region: The Asia-Pacific Minus the US? (T. J. Pempel) Chapter 4: Minilateral Security’s Relevance to US Strategy in the Indo-Pacific: Challenges and Prospects (William Tow) Chapter 5: Asia’s Competing Multilateral Initiatives: Quality Versus Quantity (Mark Beeson) SECTION 2: REGIONAL ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONAL BEHAVIOR Chapter 6: China and the New Institutional Balancing in the Indo-Pacific: Challenging or Conforming to the International Order? (Jingdon Yuan) Chapter 7: Japan’s Role Conception in Multilateral Initiatives in the Asia-Pacific (Hidetaka Yoshimatsu) Chapter 8: South Korea’s Role Conception and Strategies for Multilateralism: A ‘Balance of Role’ Analysis (Jaechun Kim and William Kang) Chapter 9: MIKTA: A Case Study of Australian Multilateralism (Melissa Conley Tyler) Chapter 10: ASEAN and Multilateralism 2.0: Locating ASEAN Centrality within the FOIP and the BRI (See Seng Tan) Index</p>