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As China’s influence rises and the US attempts to retain its primacy in Northeast Asia, the countries of the region are reconsidering their own security needs-and availing themselves of new opportunities. Power and Security in Northeast Asia explores the complexities of current security strategies in the region, revealing motivations and policies not often considered by traditional international relations analyses. About the Author Byung-Kook Kim is professor of political science at Korea University and director of the East Asia Institute in Seoul. Anthony Jones is associate professor of sociology at Northeastern University. Table of Contents Introduction: The Question of Power and Order in Northeast Asia—the Editors. THE US IN NORTHEAST ASIA: INESCAPABLE HEGEMON. US Influence in a Changing Asia—S. Haggard. US Strategies in Northeast Asia: A Revisionist Hegemon—J.D. Pollack. NORTHEAST ASIA’S MAJOR POWERS: ACCOMMODATING THE US. China’s Hedged Acquiescence: Coping with US Hegemony—M. Pei. Japan’s Activism Lite: Bandwagoning the United States—Y. Yamamoto. Russia’s China Card: Eyes on Washington—A. Lukin. NORTHEAST ASIA’S MIDDLE POWERS: DEMANDING MORE, TAKING RISKS. North and South Korea: Unlikely Challenger, Unlikely Mediator—B.K. Kim. Taiwan’s Politics of Identity: Navigating in between China and the US—Y.H. Chu. CONCLUSION. Interests, Identity, and Power in Northeast Asian Security—B.K. Kim.