ASIA RISING<br> WHO IS LEADING?

ASIA RISING
WHO IS LEADING?

CONTENTS

FRONT MATTER	i
I China's Rise and the East Asian Community
China's Charm Offensive in Southeast Asia Amitav Acharya	3
Seeking Security, the East Asian Way Amitav Acharya	7
There is Room at the Top for Both India and China Amitav Acharya	13
Can China Lead? Amitav Acharya	19
Sino-Japanese Mistrust Obscuring Shared Vision Amitav Acharya	23
East Asian Integration is Test for Big Powers Amitav Acharya	27
“Chinese Checkers?” India's Look East Policy Amitav Acharya	31
Japan's Dilemma: War Dead or War History? Amitav Acharya	35
The US: Hedging the Asia Bet Amitav Acharya	39
II A Historical Legacy
Myths and Realities About Bandung Amitav Acharya	45
Bandung's 1955 Asia-Africa Conference and Indonesia Amitav Acharya	51
Lessons of Bandung: Then and Now Amitav Acharya	55
Australia and the Bandung Conference Amitav Acharya	59
III Transnational Dangers
Fighting Terrorism Amitav Acharya	65
The Tsunami: Redefining the Region Amitav Acharya	69
Asia Needs New Ways to Protect Its People Amitav Acharya	73
Winning Means Retaking the High Ground Amitav Acharya and Tom Quiggin	77
From Beirut to Bali Amitav Acharya	81
IV ASEAN: Regressing or Reinventing?
Can ASEAN Lead? An Opportunity Not to be Squandered Amitav Acharya	87
ASEAN Needs New Tools for New Threats Amitav Acharya	91
Strengthening ASEAN as a Security Community Amitav Acharya	97
Challenges for an ASEAN Charter Amitav Acharya	103
Regionalism in Singapore's Foreign Policy Amitav Acharya	109
How to Help Neighbours? Lessons for India Amitav Acharya	115
How ASEAN Can Tackle Crises Amitav Acharya and Jorge I. Dominguez	119
ASEAN and the GCC: So Similar, Yet So Different Amitav Acharya	125
The Return of “Flexible Engagement”? Amitav Acharya	131
A More Ambitious ASEAN Faces Crucial Test Amitav Acharya	135
V Democracy and Regional Order
Between Confucius and Kant: Democracy and Security Amitav Acharya	143
Democracy in Burma: Does Anyone Really Care? Amitav Acharya	149
Thailand: Midnight Reversal Amitav Acharya	155
Asia Should Be Wary of Alliance of Democracies Amitav Acharya	159
VI The Changing World Order: Implications for Asia
Clash of Civilisations? No, of National Interests and Principles Amitav Acharya	165
The Retreat of Liberal Democracy Amitav Acharya	169
Sovereignty: Asians are Wary of Pushy Outsiders Amitav Acharya	173
Multilateralism and American Foreign Policy under Bush II Amitav Acharya	177
Regional Security Groups in a Multipolar World Amitav Acharya	181
EU's Crisis: Lessons for Asia Amitav Acharya	187

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