William T. Tow is Professor and Head of the Department of International Relations, College of Asia and Pacific at the Australian National University.Douglas Stuart is Professor and Chair of International Studies at Dickinson College and also an Adjunct Research Professor at the US Army War College.

"It should be applauded for its synthesis of history and political science and the interweaving and application of international relations theory to the military and geopolitical dimensions in the wider Asia-Pacific region. Students and scholars in the fields of International History and Relations and Security Studies will receive a comprehensive picture and in-depth analysis to navigate the complexity of the many actors, interests and structural challenges in the Pacific of the 21st century."Dr. Moritz Pöllath, History Department, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany

• Preface 1. Setting the Context Part 1: Asia’s Place in America’s Global Strategy 2. Obama’s "Rebalance" in Historical Context 3. Rebalancing and Order-building: Strategy or Illusion? 4. Deterrence, the Twenty-First Century, and the "Pivot" Part 2: Northeast Asian Partners and Allies 5. US Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific: A Japanese Perspective 6. South Korea’s Adaptation to the US Pivot to Asia 7. The US Pivot to Asia: Taiwan’s Security Challenges and Responses Part 3: Southeast Asian Partners and Allies 8. Strategic Communication: US–Philippines Relations and the American Rebalancing Strategy 9. A Reluctant Ally? Thailand in the US Rebalancing Strategy 10. Security and Power Balancing: Singapore’s Response to the US Rebalance to Asia Part 4: The Wider Indo-Pacific Region 11. Australia Responds to America’s Rebalance 12. New Zealand’s Response 13. India and the US "Pivot" to Asia: Convergence without Change 14. Balancing the Risks of US Rebalancing