Security strategies of middle powers in the Asia Pacific / / Ralf Emmers, Sarah Teo

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961443903321
• Autore: Emmers Ralf <1974->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Carlton, Vic. : , : MUP Academic Digital, , 2018
• ISBN: 9780522871197; 0522871194
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 228 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Defence studies (Carlton, Vic.)
• Disciplina: 327.5
• Soggetti: 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
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List Of Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Conceptualising Middle Powers And Their Security Strategies -- 2 Indonesia's Middle Power Security Strategy -- 3 South Korea's Middle Power Security Strategy -- 4 Australia's Middle Power Security Strategy -- 5 Malaysia As An Incomplete Middle Power -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 strategic environment.