Asia's security / Robert Ayson.

London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.©2015

Ayson, Robert, author

01-01-2015

ix, 318 pages : map ; 24 cm.

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volume

355.03305 AYS (Copy 1) MAIN-MONO 304568 INLIBRARY

Regional security

Asia

Security, International -- Asia.

National security -- Asia.

Asia -- Strategic aspects.

Includes index.

Includes bibliography.

9781137301819 (paperback)

9781137301826 (paperback)

Security threats in Asia fast become issues for the rest of the world. This introductory and wide-ranging text on the subject takes a thematic approach to assess how localized security issues - from territorial rivalry to the rise of China - materialize as 'ripple effects' across the whole region.

Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction: How Should Asia's Security Be Approached? -- 2. Peace: Why Does Asia Seem More Secure? -- 3. Power: Is It All About the US and China? -- 4. Money: Can Economic Interdependence Keep Asia Safe? -- 5. Guns: Will Military Technology Lead to New Conflict in Asia? -- 6. Rivalry: Will Territorial Competition and Nationalism Ruin Asia's Peace? -- 7. Fragmentation: Are Asia's Main Security Problems Domestic Ones? -- 8. Hazards: Will Non-state Actors & Transnational challenges overtake Asia? -- 9. Interference: Can Intervention Work in Today's Asia? -- 10. Solidarity: Can Asia Work Together on Security? -- 11. Division: Will Alliances and Partnerships Separate the region? -- 12. Conclusion: Towards a New Asian Security?.

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