Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Security Institutions after the Cold War -- 1 Contradictory or Complementary? Defensive Realism, Structural Liberalism, and American Policy towards International Security Institutions -- 2 Failing to Join the West: Russian Institutional Security Strategy during the Yeltsin Years -- 3 France: International Security Institutions as an Alternative to Power Politics -- 4 Becoming a "Normal" Actor in World Affairs: German Foreign Policy and International Security Institutions since Unification -- 5 Refusing to Play by the Rules? Japan's "Pacifist" Identity, Alliance Politics, and Security Institutions -- 6 The Institutional Security Policy Reorientation of China -- 7 Looking for New Voice Opportunities: Canada and International Security Institutions after the Cold War -- Conclusion: Minimalism and Self-interest: Comparing Principal-Power Performance in Security Institutions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- NAMES -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- SUBJECTS -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.