Bøger i Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series serien

Covers US sanctions policy in the Asia-Pacific. Using the Bill Clinton and George W Bush presidencies as a basis for comparison, this book examines nine prominent episodes involving the US use of sanctions toward countries in this economically and strategically vital part of the world.

This book examines the nature of political transitions in Southeast Asia and why political transitions toward political liberalisation and democracy have failed to take off. It considers political systems in the region that have gone through significant periods of transition but continue to face serious challenges toward democratic consolidation.

Provides an account of the evolution of a key axis of regional stability - defence contacts between Japan and Australia, tracing the relationship from the early post-war period. This book explores the evolution of the relationship in the context of Asia-Pacific security, addressing regional, sub-regional and transnational issues.

Examines Japan's identity as an important participant in conflict prevention and peace-building in Southeast and South Asia. This book describes the attempts by Japan to bring peace to Aceh, Sri Lanka, East Timor and Mindanao.

Explores human security in East Asia, focusing in particular on the challenges to collaboration among actors involved in the process of human security promotion. This book considers case studies of military interventions in East Asia, in particular East Timor, and assesses how successful collaborative efforts have been in providing human security.

Explores international politics and security in the South China Sea. This book outlines the history of the South China Sea disputes, and the efforts that have been made to resolve these, assessing the broader strategic significance of the region for major geopolitical powers.

Examining the prospects for building a regional community in Northeast Asia, this book considers the foreign policies of the individual states, as well as the impact of domestic politics on the regionalist agenda.

Geopolitics is a crucial element in understanding international relations in East Asia, with major and medium powers competing for influence. This book examines geopolitics in East Asia, focusing in particular on its major, contentious maritime territorial disputes.

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Explores the various dimensions of energy security in Asia - which has become an increasingly important geopolitical issue. This book looks at the roles played by each of the major energy importers: the United States, China, Japan and India, as well as the main suppliers: the OPEC states, Russia, the Central Asian states and Australia.

There is a growing interest in human security in Southeast Asia. This book explores the theoretical and conceptual basis of human security. It shows how human security has been taken up as a central part of security policy in individual states in Southeast Asia, as well as in the regional security policy.

Examines the key motivations for and challenges to greater regional integration in Southeast Asia. This book demonstrates how security and economic concerns -domestic, regional and international - have either contributed to, or detracted from, an increased level of unity and cooperation in ASEAN.

Examines the maritime security scene in Southeast Asia. This title considers highly topical implications for the region of possible strategic competition between China and India - the rising naval powers of Asia - with a possible naval 'arms race' emerging between these countries both with naval force development and operations.

Examining the prospects for building a regional community in Northeast Asia, this book considers the foreign policies of the individual states as well as the impact of domestic politics on the regionalist agenda. It also outlines the emerging Northeast Asian community and the domestic requisites for its evolution and realization.

This book examines the evolving multilateral security arrangements in East Asia. It discusses the role of ASEAN, highlighting its successes and its deficiencies, including the fact that it is confined to Southeast Asia and has among its members none of the major East Asian powers nor any of the external powers such as the United States which have a strong interest in the region.

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 provides a comprehensive survey of the maritime issues affecting Asia.

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 risks it poses. This book discusses these critical issues surrounding nuclear power in relation to Asia. It discusses also the politics of nuclear power and the activities of civil society organisations concerned about nuclear issues. Throughout the book the perspectives are included of both proponents and opponents of nuclear power on the key controversial issues.