• 1. Introduction; 2. Great power strategy I: China; 3. Great power strategy II: Japan; 4. Other key players I: Korea and Taiwan; 5. Other key players II: ASEAN and Australia; 6. The superpower respondent: the United States; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'Tow's book is an elegant, well-informed and sophisticated contribution both to debates about the security of the region and to IR theory more broadly. [Tow is] able to communicate [his] insights to the world beyond academia … required reading for any policy-maker who deal with one of the most dynamic and challenging regions of the world.' International Affairs

• 1. Introduction; 2. Great power strategy I: China; 3. Great power strategy II: Japan; 4. Other key players I: Korea and Taiwan; 5. Other key players II: ASEAN and Australia; 6. The superpower respondent: the United States; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'Tow's book is an elegant, well-informed and sophisticated contribution both to debates about the security of the region and to IR theory more broadly. [Tow is] able to communicate [his] insights to the world beyond academia … required reading for any policy-maker who deal with one of the most dynamic and challenging regions of the world.' International Affairs

• 1. Introduction; 2. Great power strategy I: China; 3. Great power strategy II: Japan; 4. Other key players I: Korea and Taiwan; 5. Other key players II: ASEAN and Australia; 6. The superpower respondent: the United States; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'Tow's book is an elegant, well-informed and sophisticated contribution both to debates about the security of the region and to IR theory more broadly. [Tow is] able to communicate [his] insights to the world beyond academia … required reading for any policy-maker who deal with one of the most dynamic and challenging regions of the world.' International Affairs