Issues for Engagement: Asian Perspectives on Transnational Security Challenges

Abstract

Faculty members at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) have endeavored to gather in this volume a series of perspectives from the Asia-Pacific region. The resulting product of their efforts, in the form of this collection of essays, is intended to offer perspectives APCSS faculty have gathered from recent travels and other intersections with diverse groups dealing with these challenges regularly. As you would expect, the common thread is the diversity of perspectives, leading to various strategies, policies and actions to accomplish national objectives related to prioritized security challenges. The book contains the following essays: "Russia's Transnational Security: Challenges, Policies, and International Cooperation, by Rouben Azizian; "The Perfect Storm? Thailand's Security Predicament," by Miemie Winn Byrd; "Transnational Security Threats to Indonesia," by James R. Campbell; "Cambodia's Transnational Security Challenges," by Jessica H. S. Ear; "US-Oceania Security Cooperation in the Post 9/11 World: Whose Agendas and Priorities?" by Gerard A. Finin; "Japan's Transnational Security Agenda," by David Fouse; "Republic of Korea: Meeting the Challenge of Transnational Threats in the Twenty-First Century," by Steven Kim; "Afghanistan at a Crossroads: Transnational Challenges and the New Afghan State," by Kerry Lynn Nankivell; "Transnational Security Challenges in India," by Rollie Lal; "Perceptions of Transnational Security Threat in Malaysia and Singapore: Windows of Cooperative Opportunities for the United States," by Yoichiro Sato; "Sri Lanka: Transnational Security and Postinsurgency Issues," by Shyam Tekwani; and "Vietnamese Perspectives on Transnational Security Challenges," by Alexander Vuving.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA528636

Entities

People

  • David Fouse
  • Gerard A. Finin
  • James R. Campbell
  • Jessica H. Ear
  • Kerry L. Nankivell
  • Miemie W. Byrd
  • Rollie Lal
  • Rouben Azizian
  • Steven Kim
  • Yoichiro Sato

Organizations

  • Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

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  • Climate Change
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  • Political science

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