This original and detailed collection explores how regional actors deal with uncertainties that are inherent to the current geopolitical situation in East Asia. The contributors collectively demonstrate that strategic uncertainty has become a major factor in the shaping of the security order in East Asia.

Jaewoo Choo, Kyung Hee University, Korea Alexis Littlefield, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan Larry Niksch, independent researcher Shi Yinhong, Renmin University of China in Beijing, China Robert Sutter George Washington University, USA Carlyle A. Thayer, University of New South Wales, Australia Quansheng Zhao, University in Washington, USA Elena Atanassova-Cornelis, University of Kent, UK Frans-Paul van der Putten, Clingendael, The Netherlands Nick Bisley, La Trobe, Australia Kuniko Ashizawa, American University, USA Alice D. Ba, American University, USA