Northeast Asia's Stunted Regionalism

Although Northeast Asia could be on the verge of becoming the world''s third great region expanding economic ties have not been supported by security cooperation and trust. Gilbert Rozman traces the problems in establishing regionalism over 15 years. Relying on many sources in the languages of the region he offers a detailed picture of conflicting strategies in China Japan Russia and South Korea. While covering U.S. globalization policies he draws attention to debates about bilateral relations in the four countries along with shifting outcomes over six periods.