In an era of great power competition, the role of alliances in managing escalation of conflict has acquired renewed importance. Nuclear weapons remain the ultim

Systematic and concrete prescriptions for strengthening America's alliances in the Asia-Pacific region. Unlike the new and largely peaceful Europe, the Asia-Pac

A close look at the evolution of American political alliances in Asia and their future While the American alliance system in Asia has been fundamental to the re

The global system of alliances that the United States built after the Second World War underpinned the stability and prosperity of the postwar order. But during

This book explores the transformation of the American-led alliances, as well as of US allies’ responses to potential American disengagement from regional secu