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Informationen zum Autor Sumit Ganguly is Professor of Political Science and holds the Rabindranath Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations at Indiana University, USA, and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. His most recent publication is Ascending India and Its State Capacity (with William R. Thompson, 2017). Andrew Scobell is Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation and Adjunct Professor of Asian Studies at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, USA. His most recent publication is PLA Influence on China's National Security Policymaking (2015). Joseph Chinyong Liow is Dean and Professor of Comparative and International Politics at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His most recent publication is Religion and Nationalism in Southeast Asia (2016). Klappentext The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies provides a detailed exploration of security dynamics in the three distinct subregions that comprise Asia, and also bridges the study of these regions by exploring the geopolitical links between each of them.The Handbook is divided into four geographical parts:Part I: Northeast AsiaPart II: South AsiaPart III: Southeast AsiaPart IV: Cross-regional IssuesThis fully revised and updated second edition addresses the significant developments which have taken place in Asia since the first edition appeared in 2009. It examines these developments at both regional and national levels, including the conflict surrounding the South China Sea, the long-standing Sino-Indian border dispute, and Pakistan's investment in tactical nuclear weapons, amongst many others.This book will be of great interest to students of Asian politics, security studies, war and conflict studies, foreign policy and international relations generally. Zusammenfassung The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies provides a detailed exploration of security dynamics in the three distinct subregions that comprise Asia, and also bridges the study of these regions by exploring the geopolitical links between each of them. The Handbook is divided into four geographical parts: Part I: Northeast Asia Part II: South Asia Part III: Southeast Asia Part IV: Cross-regional Issues This fully revised and updated second edition addresses the significant developments which have taken place in Asia since the first edition appeared in 2009. It examines these developments at both regional and national levels, including the conflict surrounding the South China Sea, the long-standing Sino-Indian border dispute, and Pakistan’s investment in tactical nuclear weapons, amongst many others. This book will be of great interest to students of Asian politics, security studies, war and conflict studies, foreign policy and international relations generally. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Sumit Ganguly, Andrew Scobell and Joseph Chinyong Liow PART I: Northeast Asia 1. Whither China's 21st Century Trajectory?, Andrew Scobell 2. Sino-Japanese Rivalry and Its Consequences for Asia, Sheila A. Smith 3. North Korea's Nuclear Weaponization Program: Background, Context, and Trends for the Future, Bruce E. Bechtol Jr 4. False Alarm: Xinjiang and China's National Security, Yitzhak Shichor 5. Origins, Intentions, and Security Implications of Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative, Jeffrey Reeves 6. The Dynamics of Russo-Chinese Relations, Stephen Blank 7. Taiwan's Traditional Security Challenge as a Contested State, Ming-chin Monique Chu 8. China's Maritime Ambitions, Andrew S. Erickson PART II: South Asia 9. The Evolution of India's Nuclear Weapons Program, Dinshaw Mistry 10. Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: Laying the Groundwork for Impunity, C. Christine Fair 11. Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in So...
