NBR has just released the newest volume in its Strategic Asia series--Strategic Asia 2011-12: Asia Responds to Its Rising Powers--China and India, edited by Ashley J. Tellis, Travis Tanner, and Jessica Keough.

A summary and the volume's table of contents are included below. Please note that this volume is available in paperback and E-Book. Each chapter essay is also available as an individual PDF.

Exam/Desk Copies: If you are interested in using Strategic Asia 2011-12 in a university course and would like to request an exam or desk copy, please submit a request form or contact Joshua Ziemkowski at publications@nbr.org. The request form can be accessed
at:
http://m.nbr.org/n0gRzH

Strategic Asia 2011-12: Asia Responds to Its Rising Powers--China and India

Ashley J. Tellis, Travis Tanner, and Jessica Keough, eds.
ISBN: 978-0-9818904-2-5

Strategic Asia 2011-12: Asia Responds to Its Rising Powers--China and India explores how Asian states are responding to the rise of China and India and the strategies these states are pursuing to preserve their national interests.

In each chapter, a leading expert investigates how a country or region perceives China's and India's growth based on geopolitical, economic, cultural, military, and historical interactions and draws implications for U.S. interests and leadership in the Asia-Pacific.

Read more: http://m.nbr.org/rmGbrD

For a comprehensive overview of this volume, please read the Strategic Asia 2011-12 Executive Brief, which features the full essay "The United States and Asia's Rising Giants," by Ashley J. Tellis (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace). Link to Executive Brief:
http://m.nbr.org/n2NJ3x

Strategic Asia 2011-12 Table of Contents

1- The United States and Asia's Rising Giants

By Ashley J. Tellis, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

2- International Order and the Rise of Asia: History and Theory

By Kenneth B. Pyle, University of Washington

3- China Views India's Rise: Deepening Cooperation, Managing Differences

By M. Taylor Fravel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4- India Comes to Terms with a Rising China

By Harsh V. Pant, King's College London

5- Japan, India, and the Strategic Triangle with China

By Michael J. Green, Center for Strategic and International Studies

6- Coping with Giants: South Korea's Responses to China's and India's Rise

By Chung Min Lee, Yonsei University

7- Grand Stakes: Australia's Future between China and India

By Rory Medcalf, Lowy Institute for International Policy

8- Challenges and Opportunities: Russia and the Rise of China and India

By Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

9- Great Games in Central Asia

By S. Enders Wimbush, German Marshall Fund of the United States

10- India Next Door, China Over the Horizon: The View from South Asia

By Teresita C. Schaffer, Brookings Institution

11- The Rise of China and India: Challenging or Reinforcing Southeast Asia's Autonomy?

By Carlyle A. Thayer, Australian Defence Force Academy

Read More: Strategic Asia 2011-12
http://m.nbr.org/rmGbrD

Related Event: Strategic Asia 2011-12 Book Launch (Washington, D.C.)

Sept. 28 - Please join us for the launch of Strategic Asia 2011-12: Asia Responds to Its Rising Powers--China and India, in Washington, D.C., at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The event will feature a keynote address by Robert Blake, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, and presentations by several contributors, including Ashley Tellis, Michael Green, Rory Medcalf, and Teresita Schaffer.

Read more and register: http://m.nbr.org/nTg2US

Tracy Timmons-Gray
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) Seattle, WA