This collection assesses the impact of the economic, political, cultural and social changes in Asia on the Australian-American relationship. How is Australia's developing relations with the nations to our north effecting long-standing relationships with older partners? As we turn increasingly to Asia, will we become blind to the benefits of close ties with Europe, the UK, the Commonwealth and the US? As the diverse nations of Asia rapidly change, what will the impact be on our traditional partners? And what does our relationship with the USA mean to our near neighbours?
Foreword vii(2) Sir Eric McClintock Acknowledgments ix(1) Contributors x Part I: Introduction 3(48) 1 Bilateral relations: a new regional context 3(10) Roger Bell 2 Australian--US relations and the transformation of the Asia--Pacific region 13(38) Roger Bell Part II: Economic change and industrialization 51(108) 3 The rise of China: economic growth, domestic politics and international relations 51(15) David S. Goodman 4 Australian--US relations and the rise of South-east Asia 66(21) Andrew MacIntyre 5 Japans political economy and foreign relations in transition: some implications for Australian--US relations 87(19) Purnendra C. Jain 6 Industrialization and economic change in Korea: some implications for Australian--US relations 106(23) John McKay 7 Whither India? 129(30) Marika Vicziany Part III: Regional political and economic change 159(32) 8 Political changes in Asia: implications for the Australian--US relationship 159(11) Richard Woolcott 9 Economic interdependence in East Asia: its growth and effects on the Australian--US relationship 170(21) John Ravenhill Part IV: Security realignment 191(60) 10 The new Asia and American policy 191(11) Alan Tidwell 11 Resolving conflicts in Asia and the Australian--US relationship 202(15) Andrew Heys Alan Tidwell 12 Weapons proliferation: Australia, the US and the strategic equilibrium of the Asia--Pacific 217(34) Stephen A. Cambone Part V: Cultural assertiveness and human rights 251(46) 13 The `Asian ethic 251(17) John Ingleson 14 Promoting human rights in Asia: American and Australian approaches 268(29) Harry Harding Conclusions 297(8) 15 Australian--US relationships: future directions? 297(8) Roger Bell Tim McDonald Alan Tidwell Notes 305(13) Index 318
Dr Alan Tidwell is the Research Director of the Australian Centre for American Studies. Among the authors are John Ingleson (Unsw), John Ravenhill (Anu), Andrew McIntyre (Ucsd), Chalmers Johnson (Japan Policy Research Unit),Richard Woolcott (ex Ambassador), Steve Cambone (Washington), Kevin Clements (George Mason), Roger Bell, David Goodman, P Jain, J McKay, Marika Vicziany, A Heys, H Harding, J Gelman Taylor, N Tracy, T MacDonald.
