1st Edition

Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Asia Implications for Regional Security

Edited By Joshua Ho, Sam Bateman Copyright 2012
    352 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    336 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Maritime issues are particularly important for Asian countries, where there is a high reliance on shipping routes for international trade, many difficult disputes over maritime boundaries, and the prospect of increasing tensions where maritime power might play a significant role. This book uses contributions by 17 experts to build a comprehensive survey of the maritime issues affecting Asia. It discusses the issues overall, goes on to examine the issues from the perspective of each of 14 key countries, and concludes by assessing the prospects for resolving common problems in order to preserve good order at sea.

    Introduction Joshua Ho Part 1: Overview of Maritime Challenges in Asia  1. Managing Good Order at Sea in the Asia-Pacific Sam Bateman  2. The Historic Attributes of the Sea and Maritime Developments in the Asia-Pacific Geoffrey Till  3. Carriage Capacity of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Yee Cheok Hong Part 2: Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Southeast Asia  4. Indonesia’s Maritime Challenges and Priorities Hasjim Djalal  5. Malaysia’s Maritime Challenges and Priorities Mohd Nizam Basiron  6. Myanmar’s Maritime Challenges and Priorities Maung Aung Myoe  7. Maintaining Good Order at Sea: Maritime Challenges and Priorities in the Philippines Mary Ann Palma 8. Singapore’s Maritime Interests Joshua Ho  9. Thailand’s Maritime Challenges and Priorities Wilfried Herrmann  10. Good Order at Sea: Challenges and Priorities of Vietnam Nguyen Hong Thao  Part 3: Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Northeast Asia  11. China’s Maritime Security: Priorities and Challenges Wang Dong and Jiang Xin 12. Japan’s Maritime Challenges and Priorities Tetsuo Kotani  13. Korea’s Maritime Challenges and Priorities Seokwoo Lee  Part 4: Maritime Challenges and Priorities for the rest of the Indo-Pacific  14. America’s Maritime Challenges and Priorities – The Asian Dimension James Kraska  15. Australia’s Maritime Challenges and Priorities: Recent Developments and Future Prospects Robin Warner  16. Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Asia: An Indian Perspective Prabhakaran Paleri  17. New Zealand’s Maritime Challenges and Opportunities Joanna Mossop 18. Conclusion: Identifying Common Maritime Challenges and Priorities Sam Bateman

    Biography

    Joshua Ho is Senior Fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

    Sam Bateman is Professorial Research Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security at the University of Wollongong, Australia.