Asia-Pacific Security: An Introduction

Book Overview

This new textbook gathers an international roster of top security studies scholars to provide an overview of Asia-Pacific's international relations and pressing contemporary security issues. It is a suitable introduction for undergraduate and masters students' use in international relations and security studies courses. Merging a strong theoretical component with rich contemporary and historical empirical examples, Asia-Pacific Security examines the region's key players and challenges as well as a spectrum of proposed solutions for improving regional stability. Major topics include in-depth looks at the United States' relationship with China; Security concerns presented by small and microstates, the region's largest group of nations; threats posed by terrorism and insurgency; the region's accelerating arms race and the potential for an Asian war; the possible roles of multilateralism, security communities, and human security as part of solutions to regional problems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626163456
• ISBN13: 9781626163454
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary