MAJOR QUESTIONS ABOUT EAST ASIA

• CHINA: “PEACEFUL RISE” OR AMBITIOUS CHALLENGER?

• THE TAIWAN QUESTION

• JAPAN: IS IT BREAKING OUT OF ITS SHELL?

• KOREAN PENINSULA: “SUNSHINE” OR CONFRONTATION?

• REGIONAL ORGANIZING: DOES ASEAN HAVE A FUTURE?

• GLOBALIZATION’S IMPACT

• PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT: THE NEW “HUMAN SECURITY” AGENDA

• “WAR ON TERROR”: HOW IMPORTANT?

• U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS: KEY TO A PACIFIC ASIA