Asian Security Studies
About the Book Series
Few regions of the world are fraught with as many security questions as Asia. Within this region it is possible to study great power rivalries, irredentist conflicts, nuclear and ballistic missile proliferation, secessionist movements, ethnoreligious conflicts and inter-state wars. This series publishes the best possible scholarship on the security issues affecting the region, and includes detailed empirical studies, theoretically oriented case studies and policy-relevant analyses as well as more general works.
The Covid-19 Crisis in South Asia: Coping with the Pandemic
1st Edition
Edited
By Sumit Ganguly, Dinsha Mistree
May 27, 2024
This edited book provides a range of perspectives on the handling of particular aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic across the principal states of South Asia. As the first academic volume to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia, it examines such issues as how India has dealt with the fallout...
Explaining Contemporary Asian Military Modernization: The Myth of Asia’s Arms Race
1st Edition
By Sheryn Lee
January 09, 2023
This book proposes a novel theoretical framework of "interactive arming" in order to explain armament dynamics in contemporary Asia. Frequently, the modernisation of contemporary naval forces in Asia is described as an "arms race," with the underlying assumption being that weapons acquisitions and...
Chinese Power and Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives and Challenges
1st Edition
Edited
By William C. Hannas, Huey-Meei Chang
July 29, 2022
This book provides a comprehensive account of Chinese AI in its various facets, based on primary Chinese-language sources. China’s rise as an AI power is an event of importance to the world and a potential challenge to liberal democracies. Filling a gap in the literature, this volume is fully ...
India's Nuclear Proliferation Policy: The Impact of Secrecy on Decision Making, 1980–2010
1st Edition
By Gaurav Kampani
June 30, 2021
This book examines India’s nuclear program, and it shows how secrecy inhibits learning in states and corrodes the capacity of decision-makers to generate optimal policy choices.Focusing on clandestine Indian nuclear proliferation during 1980–2010, the book argues that efficient decision-making is ...
US–China Foreign Relations: Power Transition and its Implications for Europe and Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Robert S. Ross, Øystein Tunsjø, Dong Wang
October 16, 2020
This book examines the power transition between the US and China, and the implications for Europe and Asia in a new era of uncertainty. The volume addresses the impact that the rise of China has on the United States, Europe, transatlantic relations, and East Asia. China is seeking to use its ...
Chinese-Japanese Competition and the East Asian Security Complex: Vying for Influence
1st Edition
Edited
By Jeffrey Reeves, Jeffrey Hornung, Kerry Lynn Nankivell
September 30, 2020
This volume examines contemporary diplomatic, economic, and security competition between China and Japan in the Asia-Pacific region. The book outlines the role that Sino-Japanese competition plays in East Asian security, an area of study largely overlooked in contemporary writing on Asian security,...
Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia and Political Islam: Identity, Ideology and Religio-Political Mobilization
1st Edition
By Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman
September 30, 2020
This book offers a timely examination of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), a chapter of the transnational movement Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), whose key aim is the revival of the caliphate.It cautions against an overly simplistic read of a group like HTI and political Islam in Indonesia. While there is ...
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy and Grand Strategy in the 21st Century: Rise of an Indo-Pacific Power
1st Edition
By Vibhanshu Shekhar
September 30, 2020
This book examines the changes in Indonesian foreign policy during the 21st century as it seeks to position itself as a great power in the Indo-Pacific region.The rise of 21st-century Indonesia is becoming a permanent fixture in both the domestic and global discourses. Though there has been an...
Reshaping the Chinese Military: The PLA's Roles and Missions in the Xi Jinping Era
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard A. Bitzinger, James Char
September 30, 2020
This edited volume examines the recalibration of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) roles and missions in China’s domestic and foreign policymaking since Xi Jinping’s ascension to power in late 2012.This book explores how China’s growing military prowess, along with Beijing’s ongoing shift away ...
China's Quest for Foreign Technology: Beyond Espionage
1st Edition
Edited
By William C. Hannas, Didi Kirsten Tatlow
September 23, 2020
This book analyzes China’s foreign technology acquisition activity and how this has helped its rapid rise to superpower status. Since 1949, China has operated a vast and unique system of foreign technology spotting and transfer aimed at accelerating civilian and military development, reducing the ...
China and International Nuclear Weapons Proliferation: Strategic Assistance
1st Edition
By Henrik Stålhane Hiim
January 14, 2020
This book explores China’s approach to the nuclear programs in Pakistan, Iran, and North Korea. A major power with access to nuclear technology, China has a significant impact on international nuclear weapons proliferation, but its attitude towards the spread of the bomb has been inconsistent. ...
China and the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute: Escalation and De-escalation
1st Edition
By Balazs Szanto
December 12, 2019
This book examines the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute from a foreign policy perspective, focusing on three key stakeholders: China, Japan and the United States.The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute is a prominent territorial dispute between China and Japan. This book critically assesses that dispute ...