Regional Institutions, Geopolitics and Economics in the Asia-Pacific

Steven B. Rothman is Associate Professor of International Relations and Peace Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. Utpal Vyas is Associate Professor of International Relations and Peace Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan. Yoichiro Sato is Professor of International Relations and Peace Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan.

• 1. Introduction, Steven B. Rothman and Utpal Vyas with Yoichiro Sato2. China and IR: geopolitical implications for Northeast Asia, Christopher R. Robichaud3. In pursuit of an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: the politics and geopolitics of a Chinese bank, Alice D. Ba4. China’s financial power in Asia: strategic implications of RMB internationalization for regional relations, Utpal Vyas5. From Pan-Asianism to Act East: India’s evolving perspectives and roles in East Asian regional institutions, Vindu Mai Chotani6. Taiwan’s inconsistent involvement in China’s maritime disputes under the "One China" institution, Ching-Chang Chen7. The Japan-China gentlemen's agreement over the Senkaku Islands, Yoshinori Kaseda 8. Effects of Japanese security considerations on ASEAN+3 and the East Asia Summit, Charly von Solms9. Realist objectives, liberal means: Japan, China, and maritime security in Southeast Asia, Hidetaka Yoshimatsu and Dennis D. Trinidad10. The South China Sea conflict, the regional geo-economic order, and ASEAN’s institutions, Kheng Swe Lim11. Russia’s institutional engagement with the Asia-Pacific: getting more Asian and less Pacific, Artyom Lukin12. The Indian Ocean matters for East Asia: emerging Indo-Pacific interests in East-Asian affairs, Michael R. Porter13. Conclusions: interests and strategies in Asian regional institutional development, Steven B. Rothman