Preface; M.Leifer - Notes on the Contributors - PART 1 POWERS, PAST AND PRESENT - Britain's Route to and from the Far East; Lord Beloff - The United States in East China: China's Response; J.Mirsky - The United States in East Asia: Japan's Response; I.Nish - The Soviet Union in East Asia; G.Segal - PART 2 REGIONAL POWERS AND REGIONAL CONFLICTS - China: An International Power? B.Beedham - Japan's Foreign and Security Policies; K.Hunt - Australia's Outlook on Asia; P.Towle - Indochina: An Arena of Conflict; Sir John Addis - Korea's Changing Security Environment; R.Sim - PART 3 REGIONAL COOPERATION - The Role and Paradox of ASEAN; M.Leifer - Trade and Asian Pacific Nations; L.Turner - PART 4 REGIONAL PROSPECTS - The Balance of Power and Regional Order; M.Leifer - Index

Based on lectures delivered at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies.