NIDS has held annual exchange programs with foreign counterparts in recent years. This series consists of contributions based on papers presented at these opportunities. ♦NIDS Joint Research Series No.4 The Rise of China: Responses from Southeast Asia and Japan Edited by Jun Tsunekawa (2009)   ♦NIDS Joint Research Series No.3 China’s Shift: Global Strategy of the Rising Power Edited by Masafumi Iida (2009)   ♦NIDS Joint Research Series No.2 Security Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan and Center for Military and Strategic Studies, General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Russian Federation (2008)   ♦NIDS Joint Research Series No.1 Regional Order in East Asia : ASEAN and Japan Perspectives Edited by Jun Tsunekawa (2007)