Hopeful uncertainty: Asia‐Pacific security in transition

Matake Kamiya chides Western security experts for taking an overly pessimistic view of the security environment in the Asia‐Pacific region. While admitting that there are many potential trouble spots, Kamiya asserts there are also many positive factors that point to peace, including the growing economic strength of, and cooperation between, countries in the region. The original version of this paper was prepared while Kamiya served as a distinguished research fellow at the Centre for Strategic Studies, New Zealand, from August 1994 to March 1995. Kamiya is associate professor of international relations at Japan's National Defense Academy.