James Sperling is Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron. He has published Recasting the European Order: Security Architectures and Economic Cooperation (Manchester University Press, 1997) and has published articles in Review of International Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, West European Politics, and Arms ControlYogendra Malik is Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron. He has published The Government and Politics of South Asia, 3rd edition (1984); Hindu Nationalists in India (1994); Political Mercenaries and Citizen Soldiers (1992); and The Profile of North Indian Party Activists (1990).David Louscher is Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron. He has published The Reluctant Suppliers: US Decision Making for Arms Sales (1983); and co-edited Marketing Security Assistance: New Perspectives on Arms Sales (1987) and Civil and Military Interaction in Asia and Africa (1991).

• List of AcronymsIntroduction: A Problem of Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific, James SperlingThe prospects for Economic and Military Security in Australasia, Jim RolfeThe International Politics of Southern Asia, Steven A. HoffmannThe Limits of Defense and security Cooperation in Southeast Asia, Sheldon SimonDomestic-International Interactions and Japanese Security Studies, Robert M. UriuChina and the Future of Security Cooperation and Conflict in Asia, Norman A. GrahamThe Role of the United States in Post-Cold War East Asian Security Affairs, Haruhiro Fukui and Shigekio N. FukaiContributorsAuthor IndexSubject Index