01882    a2200337   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001400136072001500150072001400165072001400179072001200193072001300205072001200218072001400230072002100244072002100265072002100286100001600307245008400323250000600407260003200413300001000445520105200455700002401507999001301531113895059920250317100352.0250312042015GB                   eng    a9781138950597  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 43.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJW2thema7 aGTM2thema7 aJP2thema7 a1F2bisac7 aJW2bic7 aGTB2bic7 aJP2bic7 a1F2bisac7 aSOC0080002bisac7 aSOC0530002bisac7 a355.033052bisac1 aWilliam Tow10aBilateralism, Multilateralism and Asia-Pacific SecuritybContending Cooperation  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20150723  a240 p  bMany scholars of international relations in Asia regard bilateralism and multilateralism as alternative and mutually exclusive approaches to security co-operation. They argue that multilateral associations such as ASEAN will eventually replace the system of bilateral alliances which were the predominant form of U.S. security co-operation with Asia-Pacific allies during the Cold War. Yet these bilateral alliances continue to be the primary means of the United States’ strategic engagement with the region. This book contends that bilateralism and multilateralism are not mutually exclusive, and that bilateralism is likely to continue strong even as multilateralism strengthens. It explores a wide range of issues connected with this question. It discusses how US bilateral alliances have been reinvigorated in recent years, examines how bilateral and multilateral approaches to specific problems can work alongside each other, and concludes by considering how patterns of international security are likely to develop in the region in future.1 aBrendan Taylor4B01  c263d263