International Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: Patterns, Consequences and Management

ISBN-13: 9780415532617 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 222 str.

Jacob Bercovitch;Mikio Oishi

Opis

This volume analyses four major long-standing and intractable conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region (the Korean Peninsula; the Taiwan Strait; the South China Sea (Spratly Islands); and India-Pakistan), and aims to identify the mechanisms used to manage these conflicts.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Conflicts in the Asia-Pacific Region in the Post-World War II Period  2. Conflict Management and its Application to Conflicts in the Asia-Pacific Region  3. Management of Conflict on the Korean Peninsula: From Confrontation to Sustaining a Failing State  4. Management of the Rivalry across the Taiwan Strait: Addressing the Transformation from Ideological Rivalry to Ethnic Conflict  5. Management of Dispute over the Spratly Islands: Taming a Dragon in the South China Sea  6. Management of the Indo-Pakistani Conflict: Siamese Twins Inflicting Lethal Blows on Each Other  7. Conclusion  Bibliography