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This book provides a systematic analysis of the current state and
future trajectory of security cooperation in the worlds most
economically dynamic and strategically uncertain region. It
explains the rapid rise of a complex array of security mechanisms
in Asia and argues that their limited influence on Asian states
security policy derives from a combination of institutional and
diplomatic shortcomings, as well as the broader mistrust and
strategic uncertainty evident in the region. As such, the paper
argues that Asia presently has a fractured security architecture
and that this likely to remain the case in the short term. Although
current security cooperation is not providing substantive
reassurance to many regional powers, indeed it is to some degree
masking the growing wariness among many regional powers,
institutional mechanisms can contribute to the creation of a stable
regional order in Asia and the prospects of such efforts are
politically plausible, but by no means inevitable. Provided they
are well designed and have sufficient political capital invested in
them, security institutions can be capable of providing regional
security public goods that are not available through other means,
and which the region will need if it is to be able to make good on
its potential.
This book provides a systematic analysis of the current state and
future trajectory of security cooperation in the world's most
economically dynamic and strategically uncertain region. It
explains the rapid rise of a complex array of security mechanisms
in Asia and argues that their limited influence on Asian states'
security policy derives from a combination of institutional and
diplomatic shortcomings, as well as the broader mistrust and
strategic uncertainty evident in the region. As such, the paper
argues that Asia presently has a fractured security architecture
and that this likely to remain the case in the short term. Although
current security cooperation is not providing substantive
reassurance to many regional powers, indeed it is to some degree
masking the growing wariness among many regional powers,
institutional mechanisms can contribute to the creation of a stable
regional order in Asia and the prospects of such efforts are
politically plausible, but by no means inevitable. Provided they
are well designed and have sufficient political capital invested in
them, security institutions can be capable of providing regional
security public goods that are not available through other means,
and which the region will need if it is to be able to make good on
its potential.
What does it mean to be a great power? What role do great powers
have in managing international order, and is that role still
relevant in a globalizing world? Are new great powers likely to
emerge? If so, to what effect? Addressing this set of questions,
Nick Bisley provides a historically informed and theoretically
grounded analysis of the part that great powers play in
contemporary world politics. Bisley traces the idea of great power
management from its origins in European history to the present day.
Arguing that the idea that great powers have a special
responsibility for maintaining international order is badly out of
step with contemporary circumstances, he offers an intriguing
conclusion about the nature of the international system.
The third edition of this popular textbook offers a comprehensive
and authoritative introduction to the key questions that will
confront anyone interested in world politics for decades to come.
This text is a collation of topical chapters, each authored by
experts in their own field and written in a clear and balanced
manner. The issues which endure, as well as new and unexpected
issues, are all covered within this text, with cross-referencing
between chapters and to external work. New chapters cover the major
developments of this era, including the impact of the financial
crisis, climate change, the refugee crisis, the rise of China and
Russia. Beeson and Bisely hone this text with their careful
editorship. They place this text within the context of the key
questions that arise from these issues: to what extent can policy
makers cope with fundamental changes to politics, what will the
impact of non-state actors be, what can we predict about future
world politics, to name a few. This makes the text indispensable to
students wishing to understanding contemporary world politics.
Being wide-ranging and completely up-to-date, this is the ideal
companion for both undergraduates and postgraduate students of
internationals relations and politics. The text has been written in
a clear and approachable manner to make it accessible to students
unfamiliar with the topic.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is emerging as a vital lynch-pin
in China's efforts to establish a maritime and continental zone of
influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The Belt and Road Initiative
and the Future of Regional Order in the Indo-Pacific interrogates
to what extent BRI represents an achievable vision of a
China-centric order in Asia and explores its major security
implications for the region. The contributions to this volume
provide up-to-date analysis of the effect of BRI on the region's
foreign policy and alliance patterns, its connection to
geo-economics and domestic Chinese politics, and the policy
responses of key Indo-Pacific actors. While acknowledging that BRI
remains prey to a variety of internal and exogenous shocks, the
contributors conclude that at the very least BRI will continue to
disrupt the existing alignments of economic and strategic interests
in the Indo-Pacific and that on this minimal basis BRI will likely
be judged a success by China. For regional actors, however, the BRI
simultaneously enhances choice while presenting strategic and
economic risks of greater dependency on China - a dilemma
intensified by the disruptive effects of the Trump administration
on regional confidence in the longevity of American commitments and
leadership.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is emerging as a vital lynch-pin
in China's efforts to establish a maritime and continental zone of
influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The Belt and Road Initiative
and the Future of Regional Order in the Indo-Pacific interrogates
to what extent BRI represents an achievable vision of a
China-centric order in Asia and explores its major security
implications for the region. The contributions to this volume
provide up-to-date analysis of the effect of BRI on the region's
foreign policy and alliance patterns, its connection to
geo-economics and domestic Chinese politics, and the policy
responses of key Indo-Pacific actors. While acknowledging that BRI
remains prey to a variety of internal and exogenous shocks, the
contributors conclude that at the very least BRI will continue to
disrupt the existing alignments of economic and strategic interests
in the Indo-Pacific and that on this minimal basis BRI will likely
be judged a success by China. For regional actors, however, the BRI
simultaneously enhances choice while presenting strategic and
economic risks of greater dependency on China - a dilemma
intensified by the disruptive effects of the Trump administration
on regional confidence in the longevity of American commitments and
leadership.
Globalization was the buzzword at the end of the 20th century from
the summit meeting to the media to the classroom. Today the debates
between its evangelists and detractors have become less dominant
though scarcely less heated. In this concise, balanced and
accessible new text, Nick Bisley assesses the nature and extent of
globalization, the key debates surrounding it and its impact on and
significance for world politics.
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