The Asia Pacific regionalism and the global system Ever since the Asia Pacific transformed from an ‘institutional desert’ into one of the most networked areas in the world questions of the region’s future and the future of the global system have become closely intertwined. This volume explores the key issues of regional co operation economic and political integration security relations and international affairs within and across the Asia Pacific. The expert contributors shed critical light on how significant developments are impacting on the global system. In particular they consider emerging forms of global governance and how the Asia Pacific as a region individual countries such as China Japan South Korea and the US and regional organisations and forums like APEC are shaping the world. Uniquely the discussion is not limited to East Asia but also takes Latin America prominently into the equation.