Im Zuge der Verschiebungen der globalen Kräfteverhältnisse in den achtziger Jahren, die einerseits deutliche Einbußen in der allgemeinen Dominanz der USA und andererseits einen rasanten ökonomisch-technologischen Aufstieg Japans zur Folge hatten, wurden, vor allem aufgrund einer relativ...

Within the context of regional integration, comparative regionalism, organizational change, and regional security literatures, this book investigates three cases wherein regional economic organizations were confronted with conventional security threats: the 1978-91 Association of Southeast Asian...

"The Northern Territories, Takeshima, and the Senkaku Islands--what exactly is the territorial extent of Japan? To answer this fundamental question, the author, an authority on international law, retraces and analyzes the history of negotiations over these territories, while also setting forth...

List of contributors -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction -- Accountability and effectiveness in global governance -- John Kirton and Marina Larionova -- Global economic governance -- Financial regulation for stability -- Andrew baker and kateryna dzhaha -- Governing the gaps in...