Global Geopolitical Change and the Asia-Pacific

The geopolitical context; global geopolitical change and the Asia-Pacific region; definitions, issues and options; the prospects for regional integration in Pacific Asia; mutation of international politico-economic structure and the development of the Pacific maritime corridor in the East Asia orbit; future directions in the Asia-Pacific - economic and political community or competitive fragmentation?; Japan's power in the post-Cold War era - from economic to what power?; Japan and the global environment - leadership in environmental technology; political economy and environmental problems in Northeast Asia; post-Soviet Russia in search of a policy in the Asia-Pacific; the Russian Far East on the crossroads - national and international geopolitical challenges; the strategic position of China in the Asia-Pacific from a geopolitical viewpoint; Chinese geopolitical strategies for new situations in the Asia-Pacific; the NICs and the special economic zones of China - from four to five Asian tigers; growth triangles, international economic integration and the Singapore-Indonesian border zone; concepts of economic security in the Asia-Pacific - conflict or co-operation?; the future of ASEAN - a geopolitical perspective; the self-excluded states - North Korea and Myanmar (Burma); towards a new equilibrium - India, the Asia-Pacific and global geopolitical change; geopolitical change in the Pacific islands; Australia and the "new regionalism" in the Asia-Pacific; Conclusion - the "new geopolitics" in the Asia-Pacific region.