Politics 226: International Relations: Asia Pacific
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Course description Top of page

This course examines the changing international relations in Asia Pacific. It consists of five major parts. Part I is an introduction to the history of Asia-Pacific. Part II examines great powers in the region, including China, Japan, Russia and the United States. Part III looks at smaller players, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands. Part IV investigates regional cooperation whereas Part V discusses some challenging issues in the region, such as the rise of China, the South China Sea disputes, the North Korea issue and the Taiwan issue.

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Lecture readings Top of page

Part One: Introduction
Part Two: Policies of Great Powers
Part Three: Policies of Some Other Players
Part Four: Regional Co-operation
Part Five: Challenges

Part One: Introduction Top of page

The Asia-Pacific Region: Definition
A Review of History (1): Before 1945
A Review of History (2): During the Cold War
Review of History (3): After the Cold War

The Asia-Pacific Region: Definition Top of page

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  • Buzan, Barry. "The Asia-Pacific: What Sort of Region in What Sort of World?" in Asia-Pacific in the New World Order, edited by Anthony G. McGrew and Christopher Brook. London: Routledge, 1998.

A Review of History (1): Before 1945 Top of page

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  • Gibney, Frank. "Pacific Ties: The United States of America and an Emerging ‘Pacific community’?” In Asia-Pacific in the New World Order, edited by Anthony G. McGrew and Christopher Brook. London: Routledge, 1998.
  • Mackerras, Colin. "From Imperialism to the End of the Cold War." In Asia-Pacific in the New World Order, edited by Anthony G. McGrew and Christopher Brook. London: Routledge, 1998.

A Review of History (2): During the Cold War Top of page

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  • Brune, Lester H. "The Korean War in World History." Korean Studies vol. 29, no. 1 (2005): 172-174. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Logevall, Fredrik. "Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam." Presidential Studies Quarterly vol. 34, no.1 (March 2004): 100-112. Available online via the Library database Expanded Academic .
  • McDougall, Derek. Asia Pacific in World Politics. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. Chap. 1.
  • Zagorsky, Alexei. "Contending With Contradictions: China's Policy toward Soviet Eastern Europe and the Origins of the Sino-Soviet Split, 1953-1960." Pacific Affairs vol. 76, no. 1 (Spring 2003): 98-100. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.

A Review of History (3): After the Cold War Top of page

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  • Caballero-Anthony, Mely. "Partnership for Peace in Asia: ASEAN, the ARF, and the United Nations." Contemporary Southeast Asia vol. 24, no. 3 (Dec 2002): 528-548. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • McDougall, Derek. Asia Pacific in World Politics. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. Chap. 1.
  • McGrew, Anthony G. and Christopher Brook, eds. Asia-Pacific in the New World Order. London: Routledge, 1998. Chaps. 3 and 5.
  • Mielants, Eric. "The 'New' World Order?" International Journal of Comparative Sociology vol. 45, no. 5 (Oct 2004): 385-389. Available online via the Library databaseExpanded Academic.
  • Rozman, Gilbert. "The Great Power Balance in Northeast Asia." Orbis vol. 42, no.1 (Winter 1998): 130-142. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.

Part Two: Policies of Great Powers Top of page

The United States: The Dominant Power
China: A Rising Power
Russia: A Weakened Power
Japan: Beyond Economic Power?

The United States: The Dominant Power Top of page

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  • Baker, James A. "America in Asia: Emerging Architecture for a Pacific Community." Foreign Affairs vol. 70, no. 5 (Winter 1991/92): 1-18. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier. (Note title in Academic Search Premier citation is The Summer of Arab Discontent. The html and pdf links go to America in Asia)
  • Connors, Michael Kelly, Remy Davison, and Jörn Dosch, eds. The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific. New York: Routledge, 2004. Chap. 2
  • Elleman, Bruce A. "The United States in the Asia-Pacific since 1945. Naval War College Review vol. 56, no. 2 (Spring 2003): 153-54. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Gladkyy, Oleksandr. "American Foreign Policy and U.S. Relations With Russia and China After 11 September." World Affairs vol. 166, no. 1 (Summer 2003): 3-23. Available online ia the Library database Academic Research Library.
  • McDougall, Derek. Asia Pacific in World Politics. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. Chaps. 2, 5 and 6.
  • McGrew, Anthony G. and Christopher Brook, eds. Asia-Pacific in the New World Order. London: Routledge, 1998. Chap. 8.
  • Mitchell, Derek J. "U.S. Security Strategy for the Asia-Pacific Region." Asian Affairs: An American Review vol. 28, no. 3 (Fall 2001): 159-167. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Moore, Thomas G. "In Pursuit of Open Markets: U.S. Economic Strategy in the Asia-Pacific."Asian Affairs: An American Review vol. 28, no.3 (Fall 2001): 170-180. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Yahuda, Michael B. The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific, 1945-1995. 2nd and rev. ed. London: Routledge, 2004. Chap. 4.

China: A Rising Power Top of page

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Russia: A Weakened Power Top of page

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  • Buszynski, Leszek. "Russia and the Asia-Pacific Region." Pacific Affairs vol 65, no. 4 (Winter 1992): 486-509. Available online via the Library database JSTOR.
  • Legvold, Robert. "Russia’s Unformed Foreign Policy." Foreign Affairs vol. 80, no. 5 (Sept-Oct 2001): 62-75. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • McDougall, Derek. Asia Pacific in World Politics. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. Chap. 12.
  • Okuyama, Yutaka. "The Dispute over the Kurile Islands Between Russia and Japan in the 1990s." Pacific Affairs vol. 76, no. 1 (Spring 2003): 37-53. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Yahuda, Michael B. The International Politics of the Asia-Pacific, 1945-1995. 2nd and rev. ed. London: Routledge, 2004. Chap. 5.
  • Yang, Jian. "The Love Affair between the Rising Dragon and the Wounded Bear: Jian Yang Comments on the Warming Relationship Between China and Russia." New Zealand International Review vol. 27, no. 5 (Sept-Oct 2002): 21-24.Available online via the Library database Expanded Academic.

Japan: Beyond Economic Power? Top of page

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Part Three: Policies of some other players Top of page

The ASEAN: Defining the Role
Indonesia and Singapore: Leading the ASEAN?
Australia: Where Is the Destiny?
New Zealand: Independent Foreign Policy?
South Pacific States: Challenges Overshadowing Opportunities?

The ASEAN: Defining the Role Top of page

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Indonesia and Singapore: Leading the ASEAN? Top of page

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  • Dent, Christopher M. "Singapore's Foreign Economic Policy: The Pursuit of Economic Security." Contemporary Southeast Asia vol. 23, no.1 (April 2001): 1-23. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Dobbs-Higginson, Michael S. Asia Pacific: Its Role in the New World Disorder. Rev. ed. London: Mandarin, 1995. pp. 305-312, 333-340.
  • McDougall, Derek. Asia Pacific in World Politics. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. Chaps. 11 and 10.
  • McGrew, Anthony G., and Christopher Brook, eds. Asia-Pacific in the New World Order. London: Routledge, 1998. pp. 193-199, 203-207.
  • Smith, Anthony L. "A Glass Half Full: Indonesia-U.S. Relations in the Age of Terror." Contemporary Southeast Asia vol. 25, no. 3 (2003): 449-472. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • ---. "Indonesia's Foreign Policy Under Abdurrahman Wahid: Radical or Status Quo State?" Contemporary Southeast Asia vol. 22, no. 3 (2000): 498-526. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Stubbs, Richard. "Realism and Interdependence in Singapore's Foreign Policy." Pacific Affairs vol. 78, no. 4 (Winter 2005): 677-678. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.

Australia: Where Is the Destiny? Top of page

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New Zealand: Independent Foreign Policy? Top of page

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  • Albinski, Henry S. "Review: Independence and Foreign Policy: New Zealand in the World Since 1935." Pacific Affairs vol. 67, no. 1 (1994):153-155. Available online via the Library database JSTOR.
  • Ayson, Robert. "New Zealand and Asia-Pacific Security: New Rationales for Engagement?” Contemporary Southeast Asia vol. 22, no. 2 (2000):389-406. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Connors, Michael Kelly, Remy Davison, and Jörn Dosch, eds. The New Global Politics of the Asia-Pacific. New York: Routledge, 2004. Chap. 243-255.
  • McCraw, David. "New Zealand Foreign Policy Under the Clark Government: High Tide of Liberal Internationalism?" Pacific Affairs vol. 78, no. 2 (2005): 217-235. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • ---. "The Zenith of Realism in New Zealand's Foreign Policy." The Australian Journal of Politics and History vol. 48, no. 3 (Sept 2002): 353-368. Available online via the Library database Academic Search Premier.
  • Yang, Jian. "New Zealand's Foreign Policy: Independence, Realism and Idealism." New Zealand International Review vol. 28, no. 4 (July-August 2003): 18-21. Available online via the Library database Expanded Academic.

South Pacific States: Challenges Overshadowing Opportunities? Top of page

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Part Four: Regional Cooperation Top of page

Regionalism, APEC and ARF: Towards an Asia-Pacific Community?
Transnationalism and Challenges to Outsiders

Regionalism, APEC and ARF: Towards an Asia-Pacific Community? Top of page

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Transnationalism and Challenges to Outsiders  Top of page

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