Non-traditional security issues and the South China Sea : shaping a new framework for cooperation / / edited by Shicun Wu, Keyuan Zou

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792164003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, Vermont : , : Ashgate, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-317-08689-9; 1-315-59848-5; 1-317-08688-0; 1-4094-6194-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Collana: Contemporary Issues in the South China Sea
• Disciplina: 355/.033016472
• Soggetti: National security - South China Sea - International cooperation; Security, International - South China Sea Region; Maritime terrorism - South China Sea - Prevention - International cooperation; Environmental protection - South China Sea - International cooperation; South China Sea Strategic aspects; South China Sea International status
• 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: Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Part I Introduction; 1 Non-Traditional Security Issues: Seeking More Effective Means for Cooperation; Part II Security Cooperation; 2 Regional Cooperation and Joint Development: Speech that Acts and Action That Speaks; 3 A Note on the 2009 Legal and Political Developments Concerning the Continental Shelf; 4 The Dispute Management Approach of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Part III Regional Approaches to the Non-traditional Security Issues; 5 Malaysia's Approach to Cooperation; 6 The South China Sea: Possible Pathways to Cooperation7 Arctic vs. South China Sea: How Coastal States and User States View the Navigation Regime and Security?; Part IV Combating Piracy and Maritime Crimes; 8 Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships - Possible ; Causes and Solutions; 9 Enhancing Regional Cooperation on Piracy and Maritime Crimes; 10 China's Anti-Piracy Mission in the Gulf of Aden; Part V Environmental Security and Sustainable Management of Marine Resources; 11 Realizing Sustainability; 12 Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Energy Cooperation in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand13 The Portents of Changing Climate: Maritime Security Implications; 14 Environmental Impact Assessment in the Law of the Sea: Safeguarding Environmental Sustainability; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The region of the South China Sea is vulnerable to natural hazards and marine environmental degradation as well as to piracy, maritime crimes and over-exploitation activities which threaten the security of the surrounding population. This volume explores these non-traditional security issues and discusses the security cooperation and regional approaches that have resulted and which aim to build a peaceful environment and maintain international and regional security and order in the South China Sea region.