The contributors to this work examine the evolutions of U.S. foreign policy toward the Third World and the new policy challenges facing developing nations in the post-Cold War era. The book incorporates the key assessment standards of U.S. foreign policies directed toward critical regions, including Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. Through this region-by-region analysis, readers of this text will get the information and insight needed to fully understand U.S. policy objectives--especially with regard to economic and security issues in the wake of 9/11--via a vis the developing world. The book outlines both successes and failures of Washington as it seeks to deal with the Third World in a new era of terrorism, trade, and democratic enlargement. It also considers whether anti-Western sentiment in Third World regions is a direct result of U.S. foreign policies since the end of the Cold War.

The contributors to this work examine the evolutions of U.S. foreign policy toward the Third World and the new policy challenges facing developing nations in the post-Cold War era. The book incorporates the key assessment standards of U.S. foreign policies directed toward critical regions, including Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. Through this region-by-region analysis, readers of this text will get the information and insight needed to fully understand U.S. policy objectives--especially with regard to economic and security issues in the wake of 9/11--via a vis the developing world. The book outlines both successes and failures of Washington as it seeks to deal with the Third World in a new era of terrorism, trade, and democratic enlargement. It also considers whether anti-Western sentiment in Third World regions is a direct result of U.S. foreign policies since the end of the Cold War.

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List of abbreviations List of figures and tables List of contributors and editors Preface 1. Appraising APEC: All Talk, No Walk? Donald K. Emmerson 2. APEC: Its Place in International Relations Hanns W. Maull 3. APEC, ASEAN and EAEC - A Tale of Two Cultures of Cooperation Jürgen Rüland 4. APEC and Latin America: Completing the Pacific Rim Agenda Manfred Mols 5. Strategy Without Vision: The US and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Vinod K. Aggarwal and Kun-Chin Lin 6. APEC in Sino-American Relations: A Vehicle for Systemic Integration Charles E. Morrison 7. APEC, Australia and New Zealand: Pathways to Asia? Heribert Dieter 8. Japan's Role in APEC: Wavering or Leading From Behind? Werner Pascha 9. APEC and the Asian Crisis: Rebuilding the Asian Economics, But How? Rüdiger Machetzki 10. Future Trends of APEC Susanne Feske