Japan's Maritime Security Strategy: The Japan Coast Guard and Maritime Outlaws

By Lindsay Black

Book Overview

Since the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349481300
• ISBN13: 9781349481309
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"