Power and Primacy: A History of Western Intervention in the Asia-Pacific: 2023 Updated Edition

East Asia has been a growing focal point of geopolitical conflict since the 1940s, and today increasingly sits at the heart of the global economy and high tech as rising regional powers challenge the centuries-old primacy of the Western world. With half a millennium of Western dominated order in the region facing unprecedented challenges and possibly nearing its end, it is now more than ever essential to understand the history behind it and its objectives. This book undertakes the task of elucidating the complex and little-known history of the West’s involvement in the Asia-Pacifi c, providing context critical to understanding contemporary developments.

A. B. Abrams is the author of «China and America’s Tech War from AI to 5G: The Struggle to Shape the Future of World Order» (Rowman) and «Immovable Object: North Korea’s 70 Years at War with American Power» (Clarity). He has published widely on international security and geopolitics with a focus on East Asia, and holds related Master’s degrees from the University of London.