Cooperative security in the Asia-Pacific : the ASEAN regional forum / / edited by Jurgen Haacke and Noel M. Morada

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457358403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-18320-1; 1-135-18321-X; 1-282-57610-0; 9786612576102; 0-203-86311-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Collana: Asian security studies
• Altri autori (Persone): HaackeJurgen <1966->; MoradaNoel M
• Disciplina: 355/.031095
• Soggetti: Security, International - Asia; Security, International - Pacific Area; National security - Asia; National security - Pacific Area; Electronic books.; Asia Politics and government 21st century; Pacific Area Politics and government 21st century; Asia Military policy; Pacific Area Military policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The ASEAN Regional Forum and cooperative security: Introduction; 2 The ASEAN Regional Forum: Origins and evolution; 3 The United States and the ASEAN Regional Forum: A delicate balancing act; 4 China's membership of the ARF and the emergence of an East Asian diplomatic and security culture; 5 Japan and the ASEAN Regional Forum: From enthusiasm to disappointment; 6 Australia-Japan-U.S. trilateral strategic dialogue and the ARF: Extended bilateralism or a new minilateral option?; 7 The accidental driver: ASEAN in the ASEAN Regional Forum8 The ASEAN Regional Forum and transnational challenges: Little collective securitization, some practical cooperation; 9 The ASEAN Regional Forum and counter-terrorism; 10 Maritime security and the ARF: Why the focus on dialogue rather than action; 11 Securitisation practices in Indonesia and the Philippines and their impact on the management of security challenges in ASEAN and the ARF; 12 The ARF and cooperative security: More of the same?; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers the most comprehensive analysis yet of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which remains the foremost dialogue forum for the promotion of cooperative security in the Asia-Pacific. Contributors focus on the perspectives and roles of the key players in the ARF - ASEAN, the United States, China, Japan, and Australia - and discuss to what extent these participants have shaped the Forum's institutional development and affected its achievements and prospects against the backdrop of the evolving regional security architecture. They also examine in depth how participants