Maritime Security in Southeast Asia

ISBN-13: 9780415560054 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 226 str.

Opis

In southeast Asia, maritime security has, over the past few years, taken on a much greater importance due to the Law of the Sea convention. This book aims to identify the nature of the maritime security problem and critically evaluates the various responses to improving the management of prevailing and emerging security threats.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Southeast-Asian SLOCs and Security Options  2. Re-Thinking the Safety of Navigation in the Malacca Straits  Challenges  3. The Importance and Security of Regional Sea Lanes  4. The Regional Dimension of Territorial and Maritime Disputes in Southeast Asia: Actors, Disagreements and Dynamics  5. Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea: Strategic and Diplomatic Status Quo  6. Piracy in the Waters of Southeast Asia  7. Maritime Terrorist Threat in Southeast Asia  Responses  8. Building Good Order at Sea in Southeast Asia: The Promise of International Regimes  9. Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage in Southeast Asia: Developments and Uncertainties  10. The US Regional Maritime Security Initiative and US Grand Strategy in Southeast Asia  11. Satellite-Based Tracking of Ships as Global Crime Control: ISPS Code, AIS, SSAS and LRIT  12. Flags of Convenience as a Complicating Factor in Combating Crime at Sea  Comments and Reflections  13. Terrorism at Sea: Combating What - and How?  14. Reflections on the Changing Maritime Security Environment  Afterword  15. The Important Role of Shipping: Challenges Ahead