The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Maritime Security in the Asia-pacific

by Ho, Joshua; Raymond, Catherine Zara

• ISBN13: 9789812563217
• ISBN10: 9812563210
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-30
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc

Summary

This authoritative book brings together in a single volume international experts renowned in their specializations to discuss issues and current trends relating to maritime security. It looks at the issue of maritime security in the Asia-Pacific through a three step approach. Firstly, it surveys both the global maritime outlook and the outlook in each of the regions of Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. From these regional perspectives, trends in commercial shipping and force modernization, and issues like the weapons proliferation and maritime terrorism are discussed. After looking at the maritime environment, the specific challenges that the maritime community faces are examined. These challenges include maritime boundary and territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the force modernization of three Northeast Asian navies, and the spectre of maritime terrorism. The volume concludes by looking at some new initiatives for maritime cooperation, a survey of maritime ?re

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
List of Contributors	ix
Editors	xv
Introduction	1	(12)
I. The Regional Maritime Environment
1. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: The Global Maritime Outlook 2004	13	(20)
James Boutilier
2. Regional Maritime Security Outlook: Northeast Asia	33	(26)
VADM (Ret) Hideaki Kaneda
3. Maritime Security Outlook for Southeast Asia	59	(22)
Rommel C. Banlaoi
4. Regional Maritime Dynamics in Southern Asia in the 21st Century	81	(30)
W Lawrence S. Prabhakar
II. The Regional Maritime Challenges
5. Some Reflections on Maritime Boundary and Territorial Disputes in the Asia-Pacific with a Focus on the South China Sea	111	(28)
Peter Cozens
6. The Modernisation of Naval Forces in the Asia-Pacific: A Focus on Three Northeast Asian Navies	139	(16)
Derek da Cunha
7. Terrorism in the Early 21st Century Maritime Domain	155	(24)
Rupert Herbert-Burns
8. Maritime Terrorism, A Risk Assessment: The Australian Example	179	(36)
Catherine Zara Raymond
III. Prospects for Regional Cooperation
9. Legal Implications of the Proliferation Security Initiative	215	(14)
Robert Beckman
10. Political Implications of the Proliferation Security Initiative	229	(22)
Secma Gahlaut
11. New Initiatives for Maritime Cooperation	251	(8)
Stanley B. Weeks
12. Maritime "Regime" Building	259	(18)
Sam Bateman
Conclusion	277	(6)
Index	283