The United States, China and Southeast Asian Security

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. The Great Powers in Southeast Asia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • Wayne Bert

      Pages 3-13

   3. The United States: Primary Global Power

      • Wayne Bert

      Pages 14-57

   4. China: Challenging Regional Power

      • Wayne Bert

      Pages 58-106

   5. China: Historical and Contemporary Policies in Southeast Asia

      • Wayne Bert

      Pages 107-139

3. Perspectives from Southeast Asia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141

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   2. Southeast Asia: Autonomous Subregion or Penetrated Area?

      • Wayne Bert

      Pages 143-174

   3. The Southeast Asian Nations: Views of China and the US

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      Pages 175-209

4. The Twenty-First Century: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211

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   2. Future Security in Southeast Asia: Preparing for a Changing of the Guard

      • Wayne Bert

      Pages 213-217

5. Back Matter

   Pages 218-272

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China's growing economy and military power may allow it to challenge US influence in East and Southeast Asia. Wayne Bert examines the likelihood of this and the impact it would have on Southeast Asian security. The approach taken by both the US and China will affect the outcome of this struggle and both the Southeast Asian commitment to economic growth and the development of regional institutions will encourage peaceful evolution and a power transition that avoids major conflict.

• bibliography
• conflict
• economy
• evolution
• growth

'...a well-documented, carefully written argument to guide US foreign policy makers...highly recommended.' - J. A. Rhodes, Choice

• Arlington, USA

  Wayne Bert

WAYNE BERT served as a policy analyst in the US Defence Department and taught at Wilmington College, Ohio. He is now an independent scholar and is the author of The Reluctant Superpower: United States Policy in Bosnia 1991-95, together with numerous articles on Asian and international politics.

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