TY - BOOK AU - BESSHO Koro TI - Identities and security in East Asia SN - 0199224218 (pbk.): PY - 1999/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - ASEAN KW - CHINA KW - EAST ASIA KW - JAPAN KW - REGIONAL SECURITY KW - SOUTHEAST ASIA N2 - Argues that issues of identity can be as crucial as questions of national interest when assessing the future challenges and possibilities for East Asian regional security. China and Japan seem reluctant to adopt a leadership role, and whilst ASEAN has been willing to take the initiative outside of its sub-region, it does not have the resources or the authority to lead the whole of East Asia ER -