This course examines security relations in Asia-Pacific. Following a discussion of World War II in the region, we will then take a closer look at Cold War security structures (hub-and-spokes relationships with the U.S.). Thereafter, we turn to the post-Cold War environment and will focus on both traditional and non-traditional security challenges (such as piracy, illegal trafficking of people and goods, infectious diseases, and environmental disasters) in the region. Core concepts such as non-interventionism, non-use of force, consensus decision-making, sovereignty, and the protection of human rights will feature prominently in our discussions. We will end the course with a simulation exercise, resembling a Model United Nations.