Volume 1 unpacks and examines geopolitics and foreign policy strategies of key Asian states in response to major security challenges associated with growing US-China rivalry.

Contents:

• About the Editor
• About the Contributors
• Introduction (Zhiqun Zhu)
• The Rise of China and US–China Rivalry:
  • Emerging China Changes Course: Regional and Global Implications (Robert Sutter)
  • The China Paradoxes in the International Discourse System (Yiwei Wang and Taige Long)
  • Destined to Disappoint: The Quad as Part of the United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy (Sourabh Gupta)
  • Better than Bipolar: US–China Competition from TPP to BRI and FOIP (Min Ye)
• Regional Players: Japan, India, and North Korea:
  • The Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Vision: Japan’s Inclusive, Rules-based Approach to Security and Prosperity (Stephen Robert Nagy)
  • India–China Relations: The Lost Equilibrium and Future Outlook (B R Deepak)
  • North Korean Illicit Proliferation Policy: The Unknown Threat (Bruce E Bechtol Jr.)
  • Negotiating with North Korea: The Importance of Understanding What Pyongyang Really Wants (Gabriela Bernal)
• Geopolitics and Security in Asia:
  • Central Asia’s Political Transitions and Future Challenges (Charles J Sullivan)
  • The Blind Men, the Elephant, and Regional Order in Northeast Asia: Toward a New Conceptualization (Sam-Sang Jo)
  • Between the Eagle and the Dragon: South Korea’s Strategic Dilemma in its Pursuit of Technological Upgrading (Seung-Youn Oh)
  • The External Relations of the Republic of China (Taiwan): 1949–2021 (Dennis Van Vranken Hickey)
  • Three’s a Crowd: The Impact of Two Chinas on the China Seas Territorial Disputes (Brian C Chao)
• Index

Readership: Mainly a reference set for general public and specialists. May also be used as textbooks for both undergraduate and graduate levels.