Twenty-First Century World Order and the Asia Pacific

After examining the global system''s political volatility at the dawn of the new millenium, the book looks at how some of the identifiable system-wide trends (e.g., globalization, democratization, fragmentation, etc.) may find repercussions in the Asia Pacific. The book also addresses the question of ''comprehensive security'', in comparison with other regions, in a wide range of areas subsuming e...