This text, part business book and part cultural history, provides an insight into a much misunderstood region of the world. Attempts to provide a contemporary view of the AsiaQPacific at a time when the region is undergoing rapid change. Part One of the text deals with the issue of world order and whether there is a need to change our views; Part Two considers the principal players in the region; Part Three presents an argument and general blueprint for a regional forum in the AsiaQPacific; and Part Four discusses whether there is a way of creating a new world order. Includes an acknowledgments section and advance reviews.