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UNINA9910812105803321 |
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Autore |
Emmers Ralf <1974-> |
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Security strategies of middle powers in the Asia Pacific / / Ralf Emmers, Sarah Teo |
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Carlton, Vic. : , : MUP Academic Digital, , 2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (vii, 228 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Defence studies (Carlton, Vic.) |
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Disciplina |
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National security - Indonesia |
National security - Korea (South) |
National security - Australia |
National security - Malaysia |
Strategic culture - Indonesia |
Strategic culture - Korea (South) |
Strategic culture - Australia |
Strategic culture - Malaysia |
Pacific Area Foreign relations |
Pacific Area Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Security Strategies of Middle Powers in the Asia Pacific examines what drives the different regional security strategies of four middle powers in the Asia Pacific: Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia. Drawing on the extant middle power literature, the authors argue that the regional security strategies of middle powers could take two forms, namely, functional or normative. A functional strategy means that the middle power targets its resources to address a specific problem that it has a high level of interest in, while a normative strategy refers to a focus on promoting general behavioural standards and confidence building at the multilateral level. This book argues that whether a middle power ultimately employs a more functional or normative regional security strategy depends on its resource availability and |
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