William Tow is Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University.Brendan Taylor is Associate Professor and Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University.

• Part 1: Setting the Context 1. Introduction 2. Conceptualising the Bilateral-multilateral Nexus Part 2: The Nexus and America’s Asian Alliances 3. Bridging Alliances and Asia-Pacific Multilateralism 4. Stretching the Japan–US Alliance 5. The US–Philippines Alliance: Moving Beyond Bilateralism 6. Thailand's Security Policy: Bilateralism or Multilateralism? Part 3: The Nexus and Asian Multilateralism 7. The Role of the Five Power Defence Arrangements in the Southeast Asian Security Architecture 8. Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction Disputes in East Asia: Comparing Bilateral and Multilateral Approaches 9. The Bilateral–Multilateral Nexus in Asia's Defence Diplomacy Part 4: The Nexus and Asian Security Order 10. The Rise of China and the Transformation of Asia-Pacific Security Architecture 11. Alliances and Order in the "Asian Century" 12. Conceptualizing the Relationship between Bilateral and Multilateral Security Approaches in East Asia: A Great Power Regional Order Framework 13. Conclusion

William Tow is Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University.Brendan Taylor is Associate Professor and Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University.

• Part 1: Setting the Context 1. Introduction 2. Conceptualising the Bilateral-multilateral Nexus Part 2: The Nexus and America’s Asian Alliances 3. Bridging Alliances and Asia-Pacific Multilateralism 4. Stretching the Japan–US Alliance 5. The US–Philippines Alliance: Moving Beyond Bilateralism 6. Thailand's Security Policy: Bilateralism or Multilateralism? Part 3: The Nexus and Asian Multilateralism 7. The Role of the Five Power Defence Arrangements in the Southeast Asian Security Architecture 8. Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction Disputes in East Asia: Comparing Bilateral and Multilateral Approaches 9. The Bilateral–Multilateral Nexus in Asia's Defence Diplomacy Part 4: The Nexus and Asian Security Order 10. The Rise of China and the Transformation of Asia-Pacific Security Architecture 11. Alliances and Order in the "Asian Century" 12. Conceptualizing the Relationship between Bilateral and Multilateral Security Approaches in East Asia: A Great Power Regional Order Framework 13. Conclusion

William Tow is Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University.Brendan Taylor is Associate Professor and Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University.

• Part 1: Setting the Context 1. Introduction 2. Conceptualising the Bilateral-multilateral Nexus Part 2: The Nexus and America’s Asian Alliances 3. Bridging Alliances and Asia-Pacific Multilateralism 4. Stretching the Japan–US Alliance 5. The US–Philippines Alliance: Moving Beyond Bilateralism 6. Thailand's Security Policy: Bilateralism or Multilateralism? Part 3: The Nexus and Asian Multilateralism 7. The Role of the Five Power Defence Arrangements in the Southeast Asian Security Architecture 8. Territorial and Maritime Jurisdiction Disputes in East Asia: Comparing Bilateral and Multilateral Approaches 9. The Bilateral–Multilateral Nexus in Asia's Defence Diplomacy Part 4: The Nexus and Asian Security Order 10. The Rise of China and the Transformation of Asia-Pacific Security Architecture 11. Alliances and Order in the "Asian Century" 12. Conceptualizing the Relationship between Bilateral and Multilateral Security Approaches in East Asia: A Great Power Regional Order Framework 13. Conclusion