Asia Alone
The Dangerous Post-Crisis Divide from America
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2010
256 pages
978-0-470-82619-5 (ISBN)
Description
An insightful examination of the changing relationship betweenAsia and the United States
In this lucidly written and thought-provoking book, author SimonTay highlights the accelerating trends that point to Asiaincreasingly forging its own path, independent of the UnitedStates. He also describes the fundamental changes and new policydirections needed to maintain and strengthen the bonds between Asiaand the United States that have been beneficial to both since theend of the Second World War.
On the eve of the global financial crisis of 2008, the economiesof the United States and its Asian partners were deeplyinterdependent. But the different approaches taken to the crisis byAsian and Western leaders point to a new separation that may havenegative consequences for the economies and businesses of bothregions. To avoid a dangerous divide that may make us all thepoorer, Tay reveals what leaders, policy-makers, companies, andcitizens can do to find a balance that enriches us all.
* Written by a leading public intellectual CNN's Fareed Zakariadescribes as "one of the most intelligent and reliable guides tothe region"
* Touches on major issues in foreign policy and economics thatwill impact Asian nations and the United States over the nearfuture
* Explains the changing nature of economic relations in theglobal economy
For foreign policy followers, politicians, and businesspeople,Asia Alone charts a path forward--together.
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SIMON S.C. TAY, LLM (Harvard) LLB Hons (NUS) is a public intellectual focusing on international and public affairs. He chairs the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, a leading independent think tank in Asia. Simon is concurrently an associate professor in the National University of Singapore at both the Faculty of Law and the LKY School of Public Policy, and has taught at Harvard Law School, Yale University and the Fletcher School. In 2009, he was based at the Asia Society in New York City as the Schwartz Fellow and continues as the Society's Global Council co-chair. He has previously written or edited five books on international law and public policy. Simon has appeared on CNN, BBC, CNBC, and Bloomberg and published in leading newspapers and academic journals. He has spoken at many international meetings, including the World Economic Forum (Davos) and the APEC CEO Summit. Simon has served as a Member of Parliament in Singapore and initiated the Singapore Volunteers Overseas, the country's equivalent of the Peace Corps. He is also an award-winning author of stories and essays.
Content
Introduction.
Acknowledgments.
1. From Interdependence to a Dangerous Divide: How is theCrisis Changing Asia and America?
Langfang and Interdependence.
Origins in Crisis.
A New Asian Balance.
Meeting Mr. Post-American.
The Blame Game.
From American Soft Power to Chinese Charm.
Why It Matters.
What Can Be Done.
2. Two Crises, One Asia: Is Asia Coming Together as a RegionWithout the United States? Why?
Asia as One.
The "Asian" Crisis and America.
How America Lost Asia.
Asia Decoupling.
3. Leading Asia's Rise: Who's In and Who Leads?
China and Southeast Asia: From Alarm to Charm.
Gaining from Crises, Gaining from China.
ASEAN's Example.
The Problem with Japan and Others.
ASEAN's Limits and the Regional Mess.
4. When Buffalo Fight: Can Rivalries Be Resolved as AsianPowers Emerge?
Tribute to China.
Contested Histories, Future Doubts.
Enter India.
The Status Quo: Containment and Balance.
Economic Logic and Political Insanities.
5. American Adjustments and Continuing Interests: Does theUnited States Really Want and Need Asia?
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough (Don't) Go Shopping.
Chinese Trading Junk, Globalization Blues.
The Asian Opportunity (Again).
From Americanization to Global-as-Asian.
"Buy American": Investment as Invasion.
6. Bridging the Divide, Rebalancing the Region: How CanAmerica and Asia Adjust to Their Post-Crisis Relationship?
Eight Days in Asia: Kowtowing and Not Being Kennedy.
A Risen China and the Power of &.
The City of &: The Equi-Proximate Policy.
Asia's Normative Community.
7. A Shared Future?: What Can Go Wrong?
A Dubai-ous Global Future.
Getting Asia on the Global Stage.
What Can Asians and Americans Do?
American Presence Not Past.
Asia Alone and the Options.
The Post-Crisis World.
Notes.
Index.
