Great Power Strategies - The United States, China and Japan

This book provides a comparative study of the strategies of great powers in the Asia-Pacific, namely, the United States, China and Japan. It examines the evolution of each power's strategic thinking and analyzes the three powers' respective foreign policies and internal debates in the policymaking process.

Autorentext

Quansheng Zhao is a Professor of International Relations and Chair of the Asian Studies Research Council at the American University, Washington, DC, USA.

Inhalt

1. Why Do We Study the Pacific Three? 2. The United States: Global Leadership and Strategy "Troika" 3. China: Modernization, Stability, and Channels for Policy-input 4. Japan: "Tilted Middle Way" and "Informal Mechanism" 5. Changing Dynamics of Power Politics in Asia Pacific 6. U.S.-China-Japan Triangle: Friend or Enemy?