Asian Security Reassessed

Author : Stephen Hoadley,Jurgen Ruland
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789812304001

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Asian Security Reassessed by Stephen Hoadley,Jurgen Ruland Pdf

This book traces changes in the concept of security in Asia from realist to cooperative, comprehensive, and human security approaches, and assesses a number of policy alternatives to management of both old and new security threats. It surveys not only orthodox security threats such as tensions between regional powers or armed ethnic antagonists but also new sources of anxiety such as resource scarcity, economic instability, irregular migration, community fragmentation, and international terrorism. Security policies of major powers such as China, Japan, and the United States, and the moderating roles of regional organizations such as ASEAN, ARF, SCO, and KEDO are evaluated in historical and contemporary perspectives. Contributors proffer policy-relevant insights where appropriate. The book concludes that traditional security approaches remain valid but need to be adapted to the new challenges, and offers suggestions for incorporating fresh Asian security perceptions into the agendas of policy-makers, analysts, and scholars.

Author : Jennifer Mustapha
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317340393

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Writing Southeast Asian Security by Jennifer Mustapha Pdf

This book is a critical analysis of how the discursive and material practices of the "War on Terror" influenced security politics in Southeast Asia after 9/11. It explores how the US-led War on Terror, operating both as a set of material practices and as a larger discursive framework for security, influenced the security of both state and non-state actors in Southeast Asia after 9/11. Building on the author’s own critical security studies approach, which demands a historically and geographically contingent method of empirically grounded critique, Writing Southeast Asian Security examines some of the unexpected effects that the discourses and practices of the War on Terror have had on the production of insecurity in the region. The cases presented here demonstrate that forms of insecurity were constructed and/or abetted by the War on Terror itself, and often occurred in concert with the practices of traditional state-centric security. This work thus contributes to a larger critical project of revealing the violence intrinsic to the pursuit of security by states, but also demonstrates pragmatic opportunities for a functioning politics of theorizing security. This book will be of much interest to students of critical terrorism studies, critical security studies, East Asian, and Southeast Asian politics, US foreign policy, and IR in general.

Author : Amitav Acharya
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : National security
ISBN : UCSD:31822035495464

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Reassessing Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific by Amitav Acharya Pdf

Experts examine changing security arrangements in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly the rise of multilateral efforts at cooperative security.

Author : Muthiah Alagappa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 851 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804733473

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Asian Security Practice by Muthiah Alagappa Pdf

Despite the end of the Cold War, security continues to be a critical concern of Asian states. This book undertakes an ethnographic, country-by-country study of how Asian states conceive of their security.

Author : Derek Da Cunha
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9812300988

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Southeast Asian Perspectives on Security by Derek Da Cunha Pdf

The conventional understanding of strategic issues in the modern world has been very much a Western-driven phenomenon. That is to say, Western strategists, thinkers and writers have tended to establish the principles of strategic concepts, and to develop theories around them. While there is utility in much Western strategic thought, it is also apt to note that some of it does not have full relevance or validity when applied to a regional setting that is far removed from the geographical boundaries of the Western world. In that connection, this volume is partly intended to serve as an antidote to much of the Western commentary on Asia-Pacific security issues by providing a range of perspectives on those issues from the Southeast Asian point of view. It offers a range of Southeast Asian perspectives on the multifaceted security issues that confront the Asia-Pacific region in the post-Cold War era. That there is no unitary perspective emanating from the region is symptomatic of the very fluid geopolitical situation that characterizes Asia-Pacific security, and, of equal import, the different schools of thought that analysts in the region have chosen to subscribe to.

Author : W. Bert
Publisher : Springer
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230501355

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The United States, China and Southeast Asian Security by W. Bert Pdf

China's growing economy and military power may allow it to challenge US influence in East and Southeast Asia. Wayne Bert examines the likelihood of this and the impact it would have on Southeast Asian security. The approach taken by both the US and China will affect the outcome of this struggle and both the Southeast Asian commitment to economic growth and the development of regional institutions will encourage peaceful evolution and a power transition that avoids major conflict.

Author : Lui Hebron
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781040021682

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Asian Security in the Age of Globalization by Lui Hebron Pdf

This book examines the security challenges and opportunities that the nation-states of Asia confront in an era of globalization. With consideration of the increasingly border-less nature of international relations via the integrative process of globalization, this book explores the emerging threats to regional and national security in Asia. It looks beyond traditional military threats, analysing non-traditional aspects of security including economic, social, environmental, transnational, energy, health concerns and threats posed by organized-crime groups. Its approach is organized both theoretically and, in a country-specific, case study form which provides contemporary examples of the threats faced in the region. By acknowledging that contemporary Asian security has become much more complex and complicated, it highlights the uncertainty and instability that the nation-states of the Indo-Pacific region confront. Presenting both a globally oriented and expanded vision of Asian security, this book is an excellent resource for scholars and students of Asian Studies, International Relations and Global Studies.

Author : William M. Carpenter,David G. Wiencek,James R. Lilley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781315289830

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Asian Security Handbook by William M. Carpenter,David G. Wiencek,James R. Lilley Pdf

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Asian Security Handbook focuses on the new challenges to security in the Asia-Pacific region presented by international terrorism. It reviews old security realities covered in previous editions, and highlights more recent security issues in the region, including the North Korean threat, weapons of mass destruction proliferation, the South China Sea dispute, and the future U.S.-China rivalry. Featuring contributions by a distinguished group of international security and Asia experts, this new edition has been reformatted and restructured. A new introductory chapter on terrorism sets the stage for the country-by-country profiles and assessments of the political-security situations in twenty-three individual nations. A new appendix on foreign terrorist organizations is also included.

Author : Alan Collins
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9812302301

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Security and Southeast Asia by Alan Collins Pdf

From internal oppression in Burma to interstate conflict in the South China Sea, the people of Southeast Asia face a range of threats. This book identifies and explains the security challenges -- both traditional and nontraditional -- confronting the region. Collins addresses the full spectrum of security issues, discussing the impact of ethnic tensions and competing political ideologies, the evolving role of ASEAN, and Southeast Asia's interactions with key external actors (China, Japan, and the United States). The final section of the book explores how the region's security issues are reflected in two current cases: the South China Sea dispute and the war on terrorism.

Author : Sheldon W. Simon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742516656

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The Many Faces of Asian Security by Sheldon W. Simon Pdf

This authoritative volume evaluates post-Cold War approaches to security in the Asia Pacific. Leading specialists first examine traditional security concerns-military capabilities, balance of power, territorial and resource disputes, the effects of new technologies on military strategy, and the problems involved in maintaining sovereignty in the face of globalization. They then introduce the new security agenda of economic and financial stability, the effects of environmental degradation, human rights and political stability, and the impact of transnational crime. Their wide-ranging and incisive discussions will be of interest to policymakers, scholars, and students alike. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author : Daljit Singh
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814279710

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By Design Or Accident by Daljit Singh Pdf

Asia is rising and will wield greater economic and strategic weight in world affairs. However Asia also faces numerous challenges like poverty, domestic instability, deficiencies in governance and the rule of law, inter-state disputes and rivalries, and military build-ups, to name just a few. The celebration of Asia's rise would be premature if it is not accompanied by lasting peace and cooperation between states and justice and prosperity at home. The achievement of this happy state of affairs will require continuation of wise and pragmatic leadership, especially among the major powers. This collection of essays reflects on some of the major political and security issues in the region in recent times, including the balance of power among the major powers, American engagement and policies in Asia, India's rise, the global war on terrorism, the Iraq war, domestic developments in some countries as well as ASEAN's efforts to build regional peace and security.

Author : J. J. Suh,Peter J. Katzenstein,Allen Carlson
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804749795

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Rethinking Security in East Asia by J. J. Suh,Peter J. Katzenstein,Allen Carlson Pdf

Is East Asia heading towards war? This text makes a case for a new theoretical approach (called 'analytical eclecticism' by the authors) to the study of Asian security.

Author : Richard J. Ellings,Sheldon W. Simon
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1563246589

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Southeast Asian Security in the New Millennium by Richard J. Ellings,Sheldon W. Simon Pdf

Assessing trends toward creating innovative forms of political, economic and security co-operation in Southeast Asia, this text discusses the international dynamics of Southeast Asian security, and its impact on such external factors as the US, China and Japan.

Author : Yukiko Nishikawa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136962462

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Human Security in Southeast Asia by Yukiko Nishikawa Pdf

There is a growing interest in human security in Southeast Asia. This book firstly explores the theoretical and conceptual basis of human security, before focusing on the region itself. 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 within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The book discusses domestic challenges for human security including the insurgencies in southern Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. Transnational security issues such as terrorism, drugs, human trafficking and the situation in Burma are explored by the author, and the ‘ASEAN’ way of contrasting the values and approaches of Southeast Asian countries with those in the West is assessed. By focusing on the ongoing changes and efforts to achieve human security in Southeast Asia, this book contributes to theoretical debates on human security as well as regional studies on Southeast Asia.

Author : Robert A. Scalapino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Asia
ISBN : UCSD:31822029742004

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Asian Security Issues by Robert A. Scalapino Pdf