Pacific Asia? - Prospects for Security and Cooperation in East Asia

Klappentext Emphasizing human and environmental security over traditional power politics, Mel Gurtov offers a provocative reinterpretation of security in the Asia-Pacific region. The author questions a number of prevailing assumptions, such as the China threat, a U.S.-centered balance of power, and the necessity of a greater Japanese security role. He argues instead for a cooperative framework for future security that focuses on people's basic needs, is sensitive to Asian nationalism, and gradually replaces military power with developmental priorities. With its concise appraisals of the security policies of the United States, China, Japan, the two Koreas, and the ASEAN countries, this work will be a valued reference for policymakers, scholars, and students alike. Zusammenfassung Many studies of Asia-Pacific security are marked by pessimism and a belief in the virtues of a balance of power. "Pacific Asia?" points to a number of positive developments - in regional relationships! the absence of an arms race! and an emerging consensus on nonmilitary paths to national security.

Product details

• Authors: Mel Gurtov
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2002
• EAN: 9780742508507
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-0850-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Asia in World Politics; Asia in World Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education