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Timely. . . . It provides a clear-eyed, historical perspective on the emergence, significance and continued relevance of the alliance structure. Cha persuasively argues that security arrangements in Asia possess both a different structure and rationale for their existence than security arrangements in Europe. --Olivia Enos, The National Interest This book is an important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia. --Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific An important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia. --Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Cha's Powerplay demonstrates an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, solid research, and accessible analysis. It is an excellent backgrounder for context on the history and evolution of U.S. alliances in Asia. . . . Powerplay successfully answers its central question: Why aren't America's Asian alliances built the same as in Europe? --Daniel Runde, Foreign Policy Masterful. . . . Deft and seamless mixture of theory, historical analysis, and policy prescription. --Ben Rimland, Washington Free Beacon Cha has embedded a lively narrative of post-World War II diplomatic history inside a thought-provoking analytic framework. --Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs Powerplay is an illuminating and important book that should help to guide policy makers as they try to cope with the greatest challenge to the American alliance system in Asia since it was created some seven decades ago: the rise of a power, China, that wants to shake it up. --Richard Bernstein, Wall Street Journal

Victor Cha presents an exciting and original argument. His analysis is convincing, his research thorough, and his writing clear. . . . For anyone looking to understand why the American alliance system in Asia emerged so differently from the one in Europe, Powerplay should be required reading.---Mitchell Lerner, Michigan War Studies Review Until now, the literature lacked a comprehensive work examining the origins of post-WWII American alliances in Asia. Cha fills this gap. . . . A masterpiece of early Cold War history. . . . Cha successfully persuades readers that the hub and spokes alliance system was not the product of contingencies, but a deliberate choice of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. . . . What makes this book original and worth reading is the integration of these important monographs and primary documents on the different bilateral alliances into one framework, which is the Powerplay strategy.---Giuseppe Spatafora, The International Spectator Timely. . . . It provides a clear-eyed, historical perspective on the emergence, significance and continued relevance of the alliance structure. Cha persuasively argues that security arrangements in Asia possess both a different structure and rationale for their existence than security arrangements in Europe.---Olivia Enos, The National Interest This book is an important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia.---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific An important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia.---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Powerplay demonstrates an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, solid research, and accessible analysis.---Daniel Runde, Foreign Policy Masterful. . . . Deft and seamless mixture of theory, historical analysis, and policy prescription.---Ben Rimland, Washington Free Beacon Cha has embedded a lively narrative of post-World War II diplomatic history inside a thought-provoking analytic framework.---Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs Powerplay is an illuminating and important book that should help to guide policy makers as they try to cope with the greatest challenge to the American alliance system in Asia since it was created some seven decades ago: the rise of a power, China, that wants to shake it up.---Richard Bernstein, Wall Street Journal Victor Cha presents an exciting and original argument. His analysis is convincing, his research thorough, and his writing clear. . . . For anyone looking to understand why the American alliance system in Asia emerged so differently from the one in Europe, Powerplay should be required reading. --Mitchell Lerner, Michigan War Studies Review Until now, the literature lacked a comprehensive work examining the origins of post-WWII American alliances in Asia. Cha fills this gap. . . . A masterpiece of early Cold War history. . . . Cha successfully persuades readers that the hub and spokes alliance system was not the product of contingencies, but a deliberate choice of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. . . . What makes this book original and worth reading is the integration of these important monographs and primary documents on the different bilateral alliances into one framework, which is the Powerplay strategy. --Giuseppe Spatafora, The International Spectator Powerplaydemonstrates an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, solid research, and accessible analysis. --Daniel Runde, Foreign Policy Powerplayis an illuminating and important book that should help to guide policy makers as they try to cope with the greatest challenge to the American alliance system in Asia since it was created some seven decades ago: the rise of a power, China, that wants to shake it up. --Richard Bernstein, Wall Street Journal Timely. . . . It provides a clear-eyed, historical perspective on the emergence, significance and continued relevance of the alliance structure. Cha persuasively argues that security arrangements in Asia possess both a different structure and rationale for their existence than security arrangements in Europe. --Olivia Enos, The National Interest This book is an important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia. --Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific An important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia. --Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Masterful. . . . Deft and seamless mixture of theory, historical analysis, and policy prescription. --Ben Rimland, Washington Free Beacon Cha has embedded a lively narrative of post-World War II diplomatic history inside a thought-provoking analytic framework. --Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs

Victor Cha presents an exciting and original argument. His analysis is convincing, his research thorough, and his writing clear. . . . For anyone looking to understand why the American alliance system in Asia emerged so differently from the one in Europe, Powerplay should be required reading.---Mitchell Lerner, Michigan War Studies Review Until now, the literature lacked a comprehensive work examining the origins of post-WWII American alliances in Asia. Cha fills this gap. . . . A masterpiece of early Cold War history. . . . Cha successfully persuades readers that the hub and spokes alliance system was not the product of contingencies, but a deliberate choice of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. . . . What makes this book original and worth reading is the integration of these important monographs and primary documents on the different bilateral alliances into one framework, which is the Powerplay strategy.---Giuseppe Spatafora, The International Spectator Timely. . . . It provides a clear-eyed, historical perspective on the emergence, significance and continued relevance of the alliance structure. Cha persuasively argues that security arrangements in Asia possess both a different structure and rationale for their existence than security arrangements in Europe.---Olivia Enos, The National Interest This book is an important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia.---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific An important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia.---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Powerplay demonstrates an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, solid research, and accessible analysis.---Daniel Runde, Foreign Policy Masterful. . . . Deft and seamless mixture of theory, historical analysis, and policy prescription.---Ben Rimland, Washington Free Beacon Cha has embedded a lively narrative of post-World War II diplomatic history inside a thought-provoking analytic framework.---Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs Powerplay is an illuminating and important book that should help to guide policy makers as they try to cope with the greatest challenge to the American alliance system in Asia since it was created some seven decades ago: the rise of a power, China, that wants to shake it up.---Richard Bernstein, Wall Street Journal

This excellent and fascinating book explores the nature of and logic behind America's choice of bilateralism for its security relations with Asian states in the aftermath of World War II. Combining thoughtful and thought-provoking theoretical discussions with in-depth historical research, Powerplay is exemplary of what good IR research should look like. --Galia Press-Barnathan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Making important arguments about alliance behavior, Powerplay presents the history of critical cases of U.S. alliance behavior during the Cold War, and cleverly links that history to contemporary challenges in U.S. policy. The book's coverage of tense relations between the Republic of Korea and the United States in the 1940s and '50s is especially impressive. This is a great book. --Thomas Christensen, Princeton University For any who are interested in thinking about American grand strategy in Asia from a historical or contemporary perspective, Cha's book is worth picking up. We cannot understand the future of U.S.-China relations in Asia without thinking deeply about its past. --Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor to U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Victor Cha presents an exciting and original argument. His analysis is convincing, his research thorough, and his writing clear. . . . For anyone looking to understand why the American alliance system in Asia emerged so differently from the one in Europe, Powerplay should be required reading.---Mitchell Lerner, Michigan War Studies Review Until now, the literature lacked a comprehensive work examining the origins of post-WWII American alliances in Asia. Cha fills this gap. . . . A masterpiece of early Cold War history. . . . Cha successfully persuades readers that the hub and spokes alliance system was not the product of contingencies, but a deliberate choice of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. . . . What makes this book original and worth reading is the integration of these important monographs and primary documents on the different bilateral alliances into one framework, which is the Powerplay strategy.---Giuseppe Spatafora, The International Spectator Timely. . . . It provides a clear-eyed, historical perspective on the emergence, significance and continued relevance of the alliance structure. Cha persuasively argues that security arrangements in Asia possess both a different structure and rationale for their existence than security arrangements in Europe.---Olivia Enos, The National Interest This book is an important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia.---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific An important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia.---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Powerplay demonstrates an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, solid research, and accessible analysis.---Daniel Runde, Foreign Policy Masterful. . . . Deft and seamless mixture of theory, historical analysis, and policy prescription.---Ben Rimland, Washington Free Beacon Cha has embedded a lively narrative of post-World War II diplomatic history inside a thought-provoking analytic framework.---Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs Powerplay is an illuminating and important book that should help to guide policy makers as they try to cope with the greatest challenge to the American alliance system in Asia since it was created some seven decades ago: the rise of a power, China, that wants to shake it up.---Richard Bernstein, Wall Street Journal

Victor Cha presents an exciting and original argument. His analysis is convincing, his research thorough, and his writing clear. . . . For anyone looking to understand why the American alliance system in Asia emerged so differently from the one in Europe, Powerplay should be required reading. ---Mitchell Lerner, Michigan War Studies Review This book is an important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia. ---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Timely. . . . It provides a clear-eyed, historical perspective on the emergence, significance and continued relevance of the alliance structure. Cha persuasively argues that security arrangements in Asia possess both a different structure and rationale for their existence than security arrangements in Europe. ---Olivia Enos, The National Interest Masterful. . . . Deft and seamless mixture of theory, historical analysis, and policy prescription. ---Ben Rimland, Washington Free Beacon Until now, the literature lacked a comprehensive work examining the origins of post-WWII American alliances in Asia. Cha fills this gap. . . . A masterpiece of early Cold War history. . . . Cha successfully persuades readers that the hub and spokes alliance system was not the product of contingencies, but a deliberate choice of the Truman and Eisenhower administrations. . . . What makes this book original and worth reading is the integration of these important monographs and primary documents on the different bilateral alliances into one framework, which is the Powerplay strategy. ---Giuseppe Spatafora, The International Spectator Powerplay is an illuminating and important book that should help to guide policy makers as they try to cope with the greatest challenge to the American alliance system in Asia since it was created some seven decades ago: the rise of a power, China, that wants to shake it up. ---Richard Bernstein, Wall Street Journal Powerplay demonstrates an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge, solid research, and accessible analysis. ---Daniel Runde, Foreign Policy An important contribution to the literature on alliance politics and regional security in Asia. ---Yukari Iwanami, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Cha has embedded a lively narrative of post-World War II diplomatic history inside a thought-provoking analytic framework. ---Andrew Nathan, Foreign Affairs

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Victor D. Cha holds the D. S. SongKorea Foundation Chair in Government and is the director of Asian Studies at Georgetown University. He is also senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D. C.

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