The security dangers of the 1990s and beyond are different and more complex than those of the Cold War, and strategic thinkers both in the academic and policy-making spheres must begin to understand the new environment lest they fall into the old trap of planning for the next conflict based on the conditions of the last conflict.

Notes on the Contributors - Introduction: Old and New Agendas; D.Roy -World Order: New Challenges at the Global Level; R.O'Neill - The New Regionalism: Avoiding Strategic Hubris; J.Chipman - New Dimensions of Security; A.Dupont - The Impact of Economics in the New Asia-Pacific Region; S.Harris - Environmental Scarcities and Conflict: Assessing the Evidence in the Asia-Pacific; P.Howard - Beyond Armageddon? The Shape of Conflict in the Twenty-First Century; S.Woodman - The Emerging Strategic Architecture in the Asia-Pacific; P.Dibb - 'Enlightening' China?; G.Segal - The US-Japan Security Relationship in a New Era; A.G.Mulgan - The Strategic Dynamics of Post-Cold War Southeast Asia; J.S.Djiwandono - Index