Adelphi Paper 275 -- Adelphi Paper 276. Cover title.

Part I: Old conflicts and new disorders by Michael Howard--The economic aspects of Pacific security by Stuart Harris--'The economic aspects of Pacific security': a reply by Peter Ackerman--China at the crossroads: conservatism, reform or decay? by Harry Harding--China's economic development: implicatons for its political and security roles by Yasheng Huang--Japan in search of a normal role by Takashi Inoguchi--The United States in East Asia: holding the ring by Jonathan Pollack--Managing reunification in the Korean Peninsula by Byung-joon Ahn--North Korea's Nuclear Ambitions by James Cotton--Japan's normal role in the world: challenges and limits by Vladimir Ivanov. Part II: What security regime in North-East Asia by Chung-min Lee--Russia and other independent republics in Asia by Sergei Karaganov--Nuclear Proliferation in the Post-Cold World by Ryukichi Imai--The consequences of arms proliferation in Asia: I by Ro-myung Gong--The consequences of arms proliferation in Asia: II--The security and economy of a reforming India by Raju Thomas--The regional impact of a reforming India by Stephen Cohen--Europe and Asia: the missing link by Francois Godement--What role for Europe in Asian affairs? by Fumiaki Takahashi--Conclusion by Francois Heisbourg.