Bush and Asia

Mark Beeson is Senior Lecturer in the School of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Queensland. His research interests centre on the political-economy of East Asia. His latest book is Contemporary Southeast Asia: Regional Dynamics, National Differences.

• Introduction 1. American Ascendancy: Conceptualizing Contemporary Hegemony 2. The United States and East Asia: How Much Does the Bush Revolution Matter? 3. US Economic Relations with East Asia: From Hegemony to Complex Interdependence? 4. The US and Asian Regionalism 5. Bush and Asia: The Evolving Strategic Context Cases: 6. China’s Response to the Bush Doctrine: Four More Years 7. Japan and the Bush Agenda: Alignment of Divergence? 8. Thailand and the United States: Beyond Hegemony? 9. Bush and the Philippines After 9/11: Hegemony, Mutual Opportunism and Democratic Retreat 10. The United States and Indonesia: Arrogance Past and Present 11. Malaysia and the United States: Rejecting Dominance, Embracing Engagement 12. The Contradictions of Hawk-Engagement: US Security Policy Towards Korea in the Bush Era 13. With Friends Like These: Reassessing the Australia-US Relationship Bibliography Index