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The Niche Diplomacy of Asian Middle Powers is based on good scholarship and solid research.... The book convincingly examines the importance of Asian middle powers and the impact of their normative foreign policy and niche diplomacy when studying the promotion of peace and human security. It serves as a reminder to all readers interested in Asian security of the growing role of middle powers in an era still regarded as dominated by rising China-US rivalry that could ultimately lead to conflict.-- Pacific Affairs Due to the intensifying US.-China rivalry, discourses on international relations in East Asia have come to focus more on geo-politics and geo-economics. This book is an important reminder that there are critical agenda and roles that would sustain a regional order from the bottom up, advanced by regional middle powers.--Yoshihide Soeya, Professor Emeritus, Keio University The Niche Diplomacy of Asian Middle Powers argues cogently and persuasively that Asian middle powers can significantly contribute to the peace and stability of East Asia by earnestly pursuing peacebuilding, human security and foreign aid in the region. It notes that peace and stability do not depend on great powers alone and their balance of power and military deterrence--Lam Peng Er, National University of Singapore

Due to the intensifying US.-China rivalry, discourses on international relations in East Asia have come to focus more on geo-politics and geo-economics. This book is an important reminder that there are critical agenda and roles that would sustain a regional order from the bottom up, advanced by regional middle powers.--Yoshihide Soeya, Professor Emeritus, Keio University The Niche Diplomacy of Asian Middle Powers argues cogently and persuasively that Asian middle powers can significantly contribute to the peace and stability of East Asia by earnestly pursuing peacebuilding, human security and foreign aid in the region. It notes that peace and stability do not depend on great powers alone and their balance of power and military deterrence--Lam Peng Er, National University of Singapore

"Due to the intensifying US.-China rivalry, discourses on international relations in East Asia have come to focus more on geo-politics and geo-economics. This book is an important reminder that there are critical agenda and roles that would sustain a regional order from the bottom up, advanced by regional middle powers.--Yoshihide Soeya, Professor Emeritus, Keio University The Niche Diplomacy of Asian Middle Powers argues cogently and persuasively that Asian middle powers can significantly contribute to the peace and stability of East Asia by earnestly pursuing peacebuilding, human security and foreign aid in the region. It notes that peace and stability do not depend on great powers alone and their balance of power and military deterrence--Lam Peng Er, National University of Singapore The Niche Diplomacy of Asian Middle Powers is based on good scholarship and solid research.... The book convincingly examines the importance of Asian middle powers and the impact of their normative foreign policy and niche diplomacy when studying the promotion of peace and human security. It serves as a reminder to all readers interested in Asian security of the growing role of middle powers in an era still regarded as dominated by rising China-US rivalry that could ultimately lead to conflict.-- ""Pacific Affairs"""

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Brendan M. Howe is professor of international relations at Ewha Women's University and president of the Asian Political and International Studies Association.

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