Asian Security ReassessedStephen Hoadley, Jurgen Ruland Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006 - 381 pages 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. |
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... , rebellion , and flight , which in turn can render previously stable governments unsteady . CLARIFICATION AND QUALIFICATIONS At this point the obvious questions must The Evolution of Security Thinking : An Overview 5 LO.
... , rebellion , and flight , which in turn can render previously stable governments unsteady . CLARIFICATION AND QUALIFICATIONS At this point the obvious questions must The Evolution of Security Thinking : An Overview 5 LO.
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... stability in the Asia-Pacific” and recommended them for ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) consideration.11 Subsequently they have become a regular item on the agendas of the ARF and other Asia-Pacific inter- governmental security consultations ...
... stability in the Asia-Pacific” and recommended them for ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) consideration.11 Subsequently they have become a regular item on the agendas of the ARF and other Asia-Pacific inter- governmental security consultations ...
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... stability were complementary. Southeast Asian Views of Comprehensive Security Southeast Asian governments embraced the concept about the same time, although they preferred to use the terms national resilience (ketahanan nasional) and ...
... stability were complementary. Southeast Asian Views of Comprehensive Security Southeast Asian governments embraced the concept about the same time, although they preferred to use the terms national resilience (ketahanan nasional) and ...
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... stability, economic success, and social harmony”. Singapore in 1984 launched its new doctrine of total defence, whose five elements included economic and social defence as well as military, civil, and psychological defence.18 The ...
... stability, economic success, and social harmony”. Singapore in 1984 launched its new doctrine of total defence, whose five elements included economic and social defence as well as military, civil, and psychological defence.18 The ...
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... stability and authority of states and institutions , for we are convinced , like Thomas Hobbes , that individuals cannot achieve security or justice in a state of nature . Several of the chapters that follow , principally in Part II and ...
... stability and authority of states and institutions , for we are convinced , like Thomas Hobbes , that individuals cannot achieve security or justice in a state of nature . Several of the chapters that follow , principally in Part II and ...
Contents
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NonTraditional Challenges to Asian Security | 169 |
New Concepts of Asian Security | 309 |
Index | 369 |
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