Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: security, conflict management and resolution in East Asia / Chung-chian Teng -- General approaches to conflict management and third party mediation in East Asia -- Third parties and conflict management in the context of East Asia and the Pacific / Jacob Bercovitch -- Conflict management in East Asia: the China-Taiwan-North Korea conundrum / Chung-chian Teng -- Peacebuilding in East Asia: the role of track 2 diplomacy, informal networks, and economic, social and cultural regionalisation / Mikael Weissmann -- Approaches to conflict management in East Asia: third parties and other parties -- Third parties in the Beijing-Tokyo negotiation: informal political actors and mechanisms / Quansheng Zhao -- Peace by piece: the six-party talks and beyond / John S. Park & Yeh-Chung Lu -- The limits of humanitarian intervention in North Korea / Sukhee Han -- The transformation of ASEAN as a third-party mediator in intraregional disputes of Southeast Asia / Kwei-Bo Huang -- The "Track 2" process within ASEAN and its application in resolving the Aceh conflict in Indonesia / Eric Teo Chu Cheow -- Third parties in the context of Taipei-Beijing -- The role of the United States in the cross-strait dialogues: a Taiwanese perspective / Edward I-Hsin Chen -- The role of the United States in cross-strait dialogues: a mainland Chinese perspective / Su Changhe -- Managing America's Taiwan dilemma: U.S. policy toward the Taiwan Strait and its implications for cross-strait stability / Scott L. Kastner -- Regional organizations, individuals, and the mediation in Beijing-Taipei disputes after the Cold War / Tsungting Chung -- Conclusion -- Reflections on conflict management and third party intervention in East Asia / Kwei-Bo Huang.