Post-WWII Asia-Pacific and America : Key alliances : Australia, Japan, and South Korea -- The "Yanks" and the "Battlers" -- The return of the Rising Sun -- Korea : nationalism and the Hermit Kingdom -- Post-9/11 Asia-Pacific and America : A new regional order -- Zhongguo : the wild card in Asia-Pacific -- America : the Eagle in transition -- Australia : serving two masters in Asia-Pacific -- Epilogue : Asia-Pacific in the twenty-first century : Pearl Harbor or peace? -- Postscript : my journey through China, Japan, and South Korea, Spring 2007

1. East Asia -- Politics and government -- 21st century
2. Pacific Area -- Politics and government -- 21st century
3. United States -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
4. China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century