Is Asia interested in global governance?

My colleague here at American University, Amitav Acharya, wrote a thoughtful essay in the last issue of International Affairs on Asia and global governance. He explores "the seeming contradiction between the desire of Asia’s leading states to be recognized and treated as global powers on the one hand, and their limited and hesitant contribution to ...

By , a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.

My colleague here at American University, Amitav Acharya, wrote a thoughtful essay in the last issue of International Affairs on Asia and global governance. He explores "the seeming contradiction between the desire of Asia's leading states to be recognized and treated as global powers on the one hand, and their limited and hesitant contribution to global governance on the other." It's well worth a read, particularly given the continuing reluctance of the Asian emerging powers to intervene assertively in the Euro crisis.

My colleague here at American University, Amitav Acharya, wrote a thoughtful essay in the last issue of International Affairs on Asia and global governance. He explores "the seeming contradiction between the desire of Asia’s leading states to be recognized and treated as global powers on the one hand, and their limited and hesitant contribution to global governance on the other." It’s well worth a read, particularly given the continuing reluctance of the Asian emerging powers to intervene assertively in the Euro crisis.

David Bosco is a professor at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. He is the author of The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World’s Oceans. Twitter: @multilateralist

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