"The Asia-Pacific is a region in flux. Political, military and economic capacity are being redistributed among a set of powers -- China, India, Japan, the US, Russia -- who form a dynamic and complex multipolar order. Adam Ward, Director of Studies of IISS, discussed 'China's Rise, Asia's Security, and Global Implications' in the 9th IISS Global Perspective Series Lecture on Wednesday 21 September 2011 at IISS-Middle East in Bahrain." (Quoted from site)