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Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific is a complex, diverse, highly
contested and still rapidly evolving phenomenon. Crucial to an
understanding of this phenomenon is the relationship between
globalization and regionalization, between states, markets and
civil society, and between US hegemony and Asian aspirations. This
volume, the sequel to States, Markets and Civil Society in Asia
Pacific, makes these interacting relationships the centrepiece of
its analysis. It examines the multiple attempts at institutional
innovation, especially over the last twenty years, by placing them
in their geo-political, geo-economic and cultural contexts. ASEAN,
the ASEAN Regional Forum, APEC, ASEAN+3, ASEM, sub-regional
economic zones, KEDO, CSCAP and other organizations are surveyed
not as ends in themselves but for what they tell us of shifting
political, economic and normative trends in Asia-Pacific and
beyond. Comparing and contrasting the roles of great and middle
powers, of state and non-state actors, and of governmental and
non-governmental regional organizations, this book will appeal to
scholars with an interest in the political economy of the
Asia-Pacific region, international relations, and regional and
global governance. Regionalism in the New Pacific Order will be
invaluable to policymakers, diplomats, business analysts,
journalists, NGO representatives, and researchers with a stake in
the future development of the Asia-Pacific region.
This book is a probing reassessment of security prospects for the
Asia-Pacific region centred on an analysis of three key notions:
hegemonic power, human security and multilateralism. The
post-September 11 world is steadily moving towards multipolarity as
the hegemon's authority declines. The UN is at a pivotal moment in
its history and middle powers like Japan and Australia will no
doubt help to shape its future. Furthermore, China's star is rising
and the region has to contend with all the ramifications of this
complex reality. The book defines human security as a concept that
offers the international community a broader philosophical and
political purpose and gives substance to the emerging regional and
global multilateralism. It poses perhaps the two most intriguing
and critical questions of the moment: can civil society and
epistemic communities, operating across cultural and civil
boundaries, play a more influential role in defining the goals and
processes of regional cooperation in Asia Pacific? and can states,
multilateral organisations and civil society develop a more
effective partnership in pursuit of these goals? This book brings
together distinguished scholars and experts on public policy,
social ethics, defence, human security and sustainability to
consider the future of the Asia-Pacific region and appropriate
responses by both states and civil society. It will appeal to
scholars and researchers of international relations, politics and
Asian studies as well as policymakers in the region.
Rising concern over the increasing threat of nuclear war impelled
the 2017 United Nations (UN) negotiations and adoption by 122 UN
member states of a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The Treaty seeks to ban nuclear weapons globally in the same way
chemical and biological weapons have already been prohibited. This
book provides the first in-depth comprehensive analysis of the
implications and possibilities of the new treaty, drawing on the
insights of international relations, international laws, and
disarmament experts and specialists from Europe, America, the
Asia-Pacific, and the UN. In a context where existing nuclear
weapon states have so far declined to be party to the new treaty,
the book examines not only its emergence and significance but also
the prospects and possibilities for its implementation, the
challenges associated with verifying the new agreement, the role of
both civil society and governments, and the treaty's wider
implications in addressing regional and global nuclear threats.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Global
Change, Peace & Security but additionally includes the special
section articles on the treaty in the Journal for Peace and Nuclear
Disarmament.
This book deals with an account of the origins of the Australia-New
Zealand-US (ANZUS) alliance and its subsequent evolution. It
examines the divergent responses of contemporary Australian and New
Zealand governments to the problems of alliance management.
Sea level rises pose a greater long term threat to Australia's
coastline and major capital cities than a military attack by a
foreign power. Citizens are more likely to experience a pandemic
virus than a nuclear threat. Food shortages have already occurred
as a result of flood or drought, and the tentacles of international
trade in drugs, money laundering and human trafficking already
reach far into Australian communities. Why Human Security Matters
argues that Australian external relations needs to treat the 'soft'
issues of security as seriously as it treats the 'hard' realities
of military defence, but also the many complex situations
in-between, whether it be civil war, political upheaval, terrorism
or piracy. Australia needs to do this first and foremost in our
region, but also in relation to the unresolved regional and global
security issues as we confront an increasingly uncertain and
turbulent world. With contributions from leading thinkers in
foreign policy and strategic studies, Why Human Security Matters is
essential reading for anyone seeking a thoughtful and
thought-provoking analysis of Australia's place in an age of
transition.
Sea level rises pose a greater long term threat to Australia's
coastline and major capital cities than a military attack by a
foreign power. Citizens are more likely to experience a pandemic
virus than a nuclear threat. Food shortages have already occurred
as a result of flood or drought, and the tentacles of international
trade in drugs, money laundering and human trafficking already
reach far into Australian communities. Why Human Security Matters
argues that Australian external relations needs to treat the 'soft'
issues of security as seriously as it treats the 'hard' realities
of military defence, but also the many complex situations
in-between, whether it be civil war, political upheaval, terrorism
or piracy. Australia needs to do this first and foremost in our
region, but also in relation to the unresolved regional and global
security issues as we confront an increasingly uncertain and
turbulent world. With contributions from leading thinkers in
foreign policy and strategic studies, Why Human Security Matters is
essential reading for anyone seeking a thoughtful and
thought-provoking analysis of Australia's place in an age of
transition.
We are living through a unique moment of transition, marked by a
frenetic cycle of invention, construction, consumption and
destruction. However, there is more to this transition than
globalization, argue the authors of this unique and penetrating
study. In their highly innovative approach, they set this
transition against a broader evolutionary canvas, with the emphasis
on the evolution of governance. The book's detailed analysis of
five strategic sectors (economy, environment, health, information
and security) points to an intricate and rapidly evolving interplay
of geopolitical, cultural and ecological spaces. It shows that the
normative ethos and politico-legal institutions of the modern epoch
are gradually being eroded. Despite competing trends and
countertrends the authors discern the slow, at times ambiguous,
often contentious but unmistakable emergence over the last several
decades of a new governance regime, one which is striving for a
leap in human reflexivity in response to the challenges of a
stressed world that is simultaneously singular and plural. This
evolutionary and inter-disciplinary study of human governance in
what is a remarkable moment of transition makes for indispensable
reading. It will appeal to a wide international audience and will
prove an invaluable reference for scholars, researchers and
students of the physical and social sciences concerned with
understanding the complexities of the current human predicament.
Those working in the fields of international relations, economics,
politics, security studies, political economy, environmental
studies, cultural studies, and science and technology studies will
find it especially useful. National and international policymakers
will also find much to interest them.
This book deals with an account of the origins of the Australia-New
Zealand-US (ANZUS) alliance and its subsequent evolution. It
examines the divergent responses of contemporary Australian and New
Zealand governments to the problems of alliance management.
The twin processes of integration and fragmentation have been the
distinguishing features of contemporary globalization. Nowhere is
this more strikingly evident than in the Asia Pacific. This first
volume of a two-volume study concentrates on the geopolitical and
economic transformation of Asia Pacific. It focuses on the complex
relationship between the decline of ideological bipolarity, the
rapid industrialization of East Asia and the tensions generated by
the shifting balance of regional and global economic interests.
Particular attention is devoted to the three major powers (the
United States, China and Japan) and to a number of small and middle
powers in particular Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Australia
and Canada. Underpinning the entire analysis is the complex
interplay of geopolitics, economy and culture. States, Markets and
Civil Society in Asia Pacific is essential reading for scholars and
researchers of Asia Pacific politics and economy. The coherent
analysis will also ensure the books appeal to those in NGOs and
government agencies affected by, or working in, the region.
We are living through a unique moment of transition, marked by a
frenetic cycle of invention, construction, consumption and
destruction. However, there is more to this transition than
globalization, argue the authors of this unique and penetrating
study. In their highly innovative approach, they set this
transition against a broader evolutionary canvas, with the emphasis
on the evolution of governance. The book's detailed analysis of
five strategic sectors (economy, environment, health, information
and security) points to an intricate and rapidly evolving interplay
of geopolitical, cultural and ecological spaces. It shows that the
normative ethos and politico-legal institutions of the modern epoch
are gradually being eroded. Despite competing trends and
countertrends the authors discern the slow, at times ambiguous,
often contentious but unmistakable emergence over the last several
decades of a new governance regime, one which is striving for a
leap in human reflexivity in response to the challenges of a
stressed world that is simultaneously singular and plural. This
evolutionary and inter-disciplinary study of human governance in
what is a remarkable moment of transition makes for indispensable
reading. It will appeal to a wide international audience and will
prove an invaluable reference for scholars, researchers and
students of the physical and social sciences concerned with
understanding the complexities of the current human predicament.
Those working in the fields of international relations, economics,
politics, security studies, political economy, environmental
studies, cultural studies, and science and technology studies will
find it especially useful. National and international policymakers
will also find much to interest them.
The twin processes of integration and fragmentation have been the
distinguishing features of contemporary globalization. Nowhere is
this more strikingly evident than in the Asia Pacific. This first
volume of a two-volume study concentrates on the geopolitical and
economic transformation of Asia Pacific. It focuses on the complex
relationship between the decline of ideological bipolarity, the
rapid industrialization of East Asia and the tensions generated by
the shifting balance of regional and global economic interests.
Particular attention is devoted to the three major powers (the
United States, China and Japan) and to a number of small and middle
powers in particular Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Australia
and Canada. Underpinning the entire analysis is the complex
interplay of geopolitics, economy and culture. States, Markets and
Civil Society in Asia Pacific is essential reading for scholars and
researchers of Asia Pacific politics and economy. The coherent
analysis will also ensure the books appeal to those in NGOs and
government agencies affected by, or working in, the region.
Rising concern over the increasing threat of nuclear war impelled
the 2017 United Nations (UN) negotiations and adoption by 122 UN
member states of a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The Treaty seeks to ban nuclear weapons globally in the same way
chemical and biological weapons have already been prohibited. This
book provides the first in-depth comprehensive analysis of the
implications and possibilities of the new treaty, drawing on the
insights of international relations, international laws, and
disarmament experts and specialists from Europe, America, the
Asia-Pacific, and the UN. In a context where existing nuclear
weapon states have so far declined to be party to the new treaty,
the book examines not only its emergence and significance but also
the prospects and possibilities for its implementation, the
challenges associated with verifying the new agreement, the role of
both civil society and governments, and the treaty's wider
implications in addressing regional and global nuclear threats.
This book was originally published as a special issue of Global
Change, Peace & Security but additionally includes the special
section articles on the treaty in the Journal for Peace and Nuclear
Disarmament.
Regionalism in the Asia-Pacific is a complex, diverse, highly
contested and still rapidly evolving phenomenon. Crucial to an
understanding of this phenomenon is the relationship between
globalization and regionalization, between states, markets and
civil society, and between US hegemony and Asian aspirations. This
volume, the sequel to States, Markets and Civil Society in Asia
Pacific, makes these interacting relationships the centrepiece of
its analysis. It examines the multiple attempts at institutional
innovation, especially over the last twenty years, by placing them
in their geo-political, geo-economic and cultural contexts. ASEAN,
the ASEAN Regional Forum, APEC, ASEAN+3, ASEM, sub-regional
economic zones, KEDO, CSCAP and other organizations are surveyed
not as ends in themselves but for what they tell us of shifting
political, economic and normative trends in Asia-Pacific and
beyond. Comparing and contrasting the roles of great and middle
powers, of state and non-state actors, and of governmental and
non-governmental regional organizations, this book will appeal to
scholars with an interest in the political economy of the
Asia-Pacific region, international relations, and regional and
global governance. Regionalism in the New Pacific Order will be
invaluable to policymakers, diplomats, business analysts,
journalists, NGO representatives, and researchers with a stake in
the future development of the Asia-Pacific region.
Civilizational Dialogue and Political Thought: Tehran Papers
gathers together Islamic and Western scholars to answer the call of
Mohammed Khatami, former president of Iran, and the United Nations
General Assembly for a "Dialogue of Civilizations," a global
dialogue for peace. Based in international relations, comparative
politics, political theory, and philosophy, the essays in this
collection stand in direct challenge to Samuel Huntington's "clash
of civilizations" thesis. They testify to the urgency and the
viability of the agenda of civilizational dialogue as a guidepost
and ethical paradigm for the global community.
Civilizational Dialogue and Political Thought: Tehran Papers
gathers together Islamic and Western scholars to answer the call of
Mohammed Khatami, former president of Iran, and the United Nations
General Assembly for a 'Dialogue of Civilizations,' a global
dialogue for peace. Based in international relations, comparative
politics, political theory, and philosophy, the essays in this
collection stand in direct challenge to Samuel Huntington's 'clash
of civilizations' thesis. They testify to the urgency and the
viability of the agenda of civilizational dialogue as a guidepost
and ethical paradigm for the global community.
First published in 1976, this book presupposes a future in which
man will be increasingly confronted by a series of global
disorders. By focusing attention on these, this book attempts to
identify those forces which threaten not only the quality of life
but the very survival of the human species. Dr Camilleri brings a
multidisciplinary approach to the study of the cultural and
institutional imbalances which underlie the organization of
national and international society. He examines the economic
philosophy of the advanced industrial countries and the fierce
rivalries to which it has given rise within the western world as
well as the inequality it has encouraged and perpetuated between
overdeveloped and underdeveloped societies, and the consequences of
this for the world's energy economy and ecological system. The
author then advances some normative concepts and ethical options as
sign posts towards an alternative future society.
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