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Review of Acharya, Amitav: Whose ideas matter? Agency and power in Asian regionalism. Ithaka, London: Cornell University Press 2009; ISBN 978-0-8014-4751-8, 189 p.

Angestoßen wurde der East Asian Summit (EAS) bei einem Gipfeltreffen der ASEAN mit China Ende 2004 (ASEAN plus 3, später um einige Länder erweitert). Der erste EAS war nicht der Beginn für eine ostasiatische Gemeinschaft. Auch setzte er keinen Prozess zum "community building" mit neuen Institutionen in Gang. Die Asymmetrie politischer und wirtschaftlicher Integration in Asien bleibt damit ebenso wie der von der ASEAN geprägte informelle Kooperationsstil vorerst bestehen. Ob die geplante Verabschiedung einer ASEAN-Verfassung im Jahr 2007 tatsächlich die Grundlage für eine verrechtlichte und stärker institutionalisierte Zusammenarbeit der Mitgliedstaaten bilden wird, bleibt abzuwarten. (ICE2)

The article is a rebuttal/reply to the debate/discussion from Thomas Speckmann's essay from volume 3/08 of Zeitschrift fur Politikwissenschaft, in which he argues that the European Union would be able to learn from Japan's foreign policy. The authors analyze the aforementioned article regarding all of Speckmann's foreign and security policy statements in this evaluation. By scrutinizing each of the essay's statements in relation to this comparative analysis on Brussels and the Japanese role regarding their need for the :"range of capabilities", the authors look for roles utilized by the European Union, the United States and the rest of the world; as they compare to Japan and to China. The authors opine that most policies reflected by the Japanese government are in essence those with which the Japanese people may not prefer, in portraying or grasping this greater capability of strength. The authors examine the East Asian development of Africa through investment, humanitarian aid and through trade. The authors also examine the Japanese need for constitutional reform in regard to their security and foreign policies, including the "War on Terror" and the involvement of Japanese troops in Afghanistan, through the United States' security initiatives. They also analyze the tenseness and pensiveness surrounding the Korea peninsula's nuclear threat and military prowess and the view on being "Great Britain of Asia", and question Speckmann's focus on Japan's role model to the European Union, in regard to the models reflected in his essay. M. Diem

The article explores the Obama administration's multi-factored policy regarding Asia. The author introduces the United States' current involvement and affairs, regarding the Middle East, Afghanistan, Central and South Asia, East Asia and China, Taiwan, Japan and the Korean peninsula. By focusing on commercial, military and political factors, the author highlights the hot spots: China-Taiwan (weapons and trade), North-South Korea and Japan (terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and nuclear weapons) and the post 9-11 policies focused on Afghanistan, Pakistan and India; as well as Central Asia and the regions' concerns and processes toward democratization. In concluding the article, the author reiterates each of the aforementioned points in mapping the strategy of the current US president's administration. M. Diem