The contens of this book: PART I Existing Security Dilemmas in Korea 1. The Emergence of Antagonistic Identities 2. The Persistence of Cold War Antagonisms 3. The Geopolitical Production of Danger PART II Alternative Security Arrangements for Korea 4. Toward an Ethics of Dialogue 5. Dilemmas of Engagement 6. Toward an Ethics of Difference
As Secretary of State and a close confidant of President George W. Bush, Condoleezza Rice is the most influential woman in the history of the United States government, and perhaps one of the most famous black women in the world. Her latest stint in Washington, D.C., follows her role as National Security Advisor to the President and a distinguished career as scholar, professor, provost, and fore…
This book is a significant contribution to the growing debate in India on national security and the country's role in the emerging international system. The author, Mr Jaswant Singh, now the Deputy Chairman, planning commission is the political leader of highest standing to address the issues of security and foreign policy in the last 50 years of Indian independence in an analytical way in a bo…
Pacific Asia faces environmental challenges ranging from pollution and rapid population growth to increasing water, energy and food scarcity. To what extent will these issues shape the regional security agenda? This paper argues that, in themselves, environmental difficulties are unlikely to be the primary cause of major conflict between the states. Nonetheless, Pacific Asia suffers from many t…
The book includes two topical chapters discussing the North Korean crisis and terrorism in Southeast Asia as well as a general South Asia paper. Also presents country perspectives from ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) member countries, based on background papers written in almost all cases by nationals of the countries concerned. The aim is to increase understanding of each other's viewpoints among s…
Since its creation in 1947, the NSC has played an increasingly important role in the formation of U.S. national security policy. Christopher C. Shoemaker, a former staff member of the NSC, describes the history, functioning, and weaknesses of the NSC and its staff system and suggests changes that could improve the NSC’s performance.
This comprehensive book is an overview of security issues in the Asia-Pacific and an argument for a strategy that promises to achieve greater regional stability. It finds that current approaches by policy-makers increase the likelihood of conflict. Instead, it proposes that a strategy of 'convergent security' be adopted to build an enduring regional security framework. A concise survey of key p…
Japan's Security Relations with China since 1989 raises the crucial question whether Japan's political leadership is able to handle such a complex policy in the face of an increasing assertive China and an US alliance partner with strong swings
Fully revised to incorporate recent developments in world politics, the second edition of Understanding Global Security analyzes the variety of ways in which people's lives are threatened and/or secured in contemporary global politics. The traditional focus of Security Studies texts - war, deterrence and terrorism - are analyzed alongside non-military security issues such as famine, crime, dise…
On 12 November 1995 CSIS in conjunction with Australian Defence Studies Centre (ADSC), Canberra organised a workshop on "Potential Linkages between Economic and Regional Security Fora". The papers presented at the workshop have been edited and compiled in this volume entitled The Role of Security and Economic Cooperation Structures in the Asia Pacific Region Indonesian and Australian Views This…