Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series
About the Book Series
Series editors: Leszek Buszynski and William Tow, both Australian National University
New security concerns are emerging in the Asia Pacific region as global players face challenges from rising great powers, all of which interact with confident middle powers in complicated ways. This series puts forward important new work on key security issues in the region. It embraces the roles of the major actors, their defense policies and postures and their security interaction over the key issues of the region. It includes coverage of the United States, China, Japan, Russia, the Koreas, as well as the middle powers of ASEAN and South Asia. It also covers issues relating to environmental and economic security as well as transnational actors and regional groupings.
The South China Sea Maritime Dispute: Political, Legal and Regional Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Leszek Buszynski, Christopher B. Roberts
December 14, 2016
The South China Sea is a major strategic waterway for trade and oil shipments to Japan, Korea as well as southern China. It has been the focus of a maritime dispute which has continued now for over six decades, with competing claims from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Brunei. ...
Defence Planning and Uncertainty: Preparing for the Next Asia-Pacific War
1st Edition
By Stephan Frühling
August 24, 2016
How can countries decide what kind of military forces they need, if threats are uncertain and history is full of strategic surprises? This is a question that is more pertinent than ever, as countries across the Asia-Pacific are faced with the military and economic rise of China. Uncertainty is ...
Political Change, Democratic Transitions and Security in Southeast Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Mely Caballero-Anthony
February 29, 2016
The fragility of democracy in Southeast Asia is a subject of increasing concern. While there has been significant movement in the direction of democratisation, the authoritarian tendencies of popularly elected leaders and the challenges posed by emerging security threats have given rise to a shared...
Negotiating with North Korea: The Six Party Talks and the Nuclear Issue
1st Edition
By Leszek Buszynski
December 07, 2015
North Korea’s nuclear weapons program has provoked much apprehension in the international community in recent years. The Six Party Talks were convened in 2003 to prevent North Korea from developing nuclear weapons. They brought together the US, China, Russia, Japan as well as North and South Korea ...
India's Ocean: The Story of India's Bid for Regional Leadership
1st Edition
By David Brewster
September 29, 2015
This book assesses India’s role as a major power in the Indian Ocean. Many see the Indian Ocean as naturally falling within India’s sphere of influence but, as this book demonstrates, India has a long way to go before it could achieve regional dominance. The book outlines the development of Indian ...
Bilateralism, Multilateralism and Asia-Pacific Security: Contending Cooperation
1st Edition
Edited
By William Tow, Brendan Taylor
July 22, 2015
Many scholars of international relations in Asia regard bilateralism and multilateralism as alternative and mutually exclusive approaches to security co-operation. They argue that multilateral associations such as ASEAN will eventually replace the system of bilateral alliances which were the ...
Ten Years After 9/11 - Rethinking the Jihadist Threat
1st Edition
By Arabinda Acharya
July 22, 2015
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks this book reassesses the effectiveness of the "War on Terror", considers how al-Qaeda and other jihadist movements are faring, explores the impact of wider developments in the Islamic world such as the Arab Spring, and discusses whether all this suggests that a new ...
Human Security in East Asia: Challenges for Collaborative Action
1st Edition
Edited
By Sorpong Peou
March 31, 2015
Since the end of the Cold War the number of interstate wars has remained relatively low, although whilst states may be more secure than ever this does not mean that individual human beings are too. This has led to a growing recognition of the importance of human security, in contrast to the ...
Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Asia: Implications for Regional Security
1st Edition
Edited
By Joshua Ho, Sam Bateman
August 12, 2014
Maritime issues are particularly important for Asian countries, where there is a high reliance on shipping routes for international trade, many difficult disputes over maritime boundaries, and the prospect of increasing tensions where maritime power might play a significant role. This book uses ...
Human Security and Climate Change in Southeast Asia: Managing Risk and Resilience
1st Edition
Edited
By Lorraine Elliott, Mely Caballero-Anthony
July 03, 2014
This book makes an important and timely contribution to debates about the relationship between climate change and security in Southeast Asia. It does so through a human security lens, drawing on local and regional expertise to discuss the threats that climate change poses to human security in ...
Nuclear Power and Energy Security in Asia
1st Edition
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By Rajesh Basrur, Koh Swee Lean Collin
July 03, 2014
The rising demand for energy, the higher costs of oil and gas, and the association of fossil fuels with adverse climate change have all brought a renewed interest in nuclear energy. Nuclear power, however, is itself controversial, because of its costs, its environmental effects and the security ...
ASEAN and the Institutionalization of East Asia
1st Edition
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By Ralf Emmers
October 25, 2013
This book examines the evolving multilateral security arrangements in East Asia, with a focus on the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It explores the function and relevance of ASEAN in East Asia's emerging institutional security landscape. These issues have direct ...