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Is naval conflict in the Asia-Pacific region becoming more likely? On the face of it, this seems likely; nearly all countries in the region are rapidly modernising their navies and expanding their maritime capabilities at a time of increasingly rancorous disputes over sovereignty. This is especially the case in the East and South China Seas, with their supply of fish and largely untapped resources in oil and gas. Across the region there is a growing recognition of the economic importance of the sea, both for its resources and for the crucial shipping it facilitates. But economic growth goes both ways, developing increasing interdependence between the countries of the region. Expanding trade is subject to serious threats from pirates, drug-smugglers and other forms of maritime crime, and navies and coastguards are coming together to combat them. Which will prevail, the tendency to compete, or the tendency to cooperate? In reviewing the maritime policies of the major countries of the region, this volume aims to answer this question.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Sam Bateman, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), Australia
Cai Penghong, Shanghai Institute for International Studies, China.
Euan Graham, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore
Yoji Koda, Japan Defense Academy, Japan
C. Raja Mohan, Observer Research Foundation, India
Evan N. Resnick, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore
Yann-huei Song, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
Hugh White, Australian National University, Australia
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Changing Maritime Scene in Asia
Book Subtitle: Rising Tensions and Future Strategic Stability
Editors: Geoffrey Till
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137506320
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50631-3Published: 24 September 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-50632-0Published: 29 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 149
Topics: Asian Culture, Military and Defence Studies, Political Science, International Relations