Regionalism and Multilateralism : Essays on Cooperative Security in the Asia-Pacific (2 Revised edition)

These essays, written between 1990 to the present, cover the most significant phase of multilateral institution-building in the Asia Pacific region.

They deal with: the emergence of regionalism in Southeast Asia; ASEAN's transition to the post-Cold War era; the role of the ASEAN Regional Forum; the 'engagement' of China; the changing relationship between sovereignty and regionalism; Prospects for the regional institutions such as ASEAN, APEC and the ARF after the Asian economic crisis.

The essays address the most challenging issues of regional order and articulate an institutionalist understanding of international relations in the region.