The South China Sea : a crucible of regional cooperation or conflict-making sovereignty claims? / edited by C. J. Jenner and Tran Truong Thuy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jenner, C. J. (Christopher John), editor.

Tran, Truong Thuy, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Territorial waters.

South China Sea--International status.

South China Sea.

Territorial waters--South China Sea.

South China Sea--Politics and government.

Arbitration (International law).

Jurisdiction (International law).

Maritime boundaries.

South China Sea Region.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As a primary trade route for more than half of the world's shipping, the location of potentially huge oil and gas reserves, and the main source of protein in maritime South- East Asia, the South China Sea is a governing determinant of security, prosperity and development in East Asia and the wider Indo-Pacific region. The disputes in the South China Sea have long been seen as a source of tension and instability in the region. Although peace has been maintained until now, the South China Sea is the epicentre of changes in the international balance of power which have the potential to trigger military conflict. The South China Sea sovereignty disputes are among the most complicated in the world and engage claims from Brunei, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Given the complex convergence of national interests in the region, the prospect of settling the decades-old disputes completely is very slim.

Contents:

Cover ; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of maps; Notes of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A crucible of regional cooperation or conflict-making sovereignty claims?; Part I Global dimensions; 1 The global significance of the South China Sea disputes; 2 Global issues and national interests in the South China Sea; 3 The Obama Administration's strategic rebalancing in Asia: from a diplomatic to a strategic constrainment of an emergent China?; 4 The South China Sea and the "Thucydides trap"; Part II Subnational, national and regional interests;

5 Continuity and change in the South China Sea6 Understanding the evolution of US-China-ASEAN relations: a US perspective; 7 India and the South China Sea; 8 Domestic politics: the overlooked undercurrent in the South China Sea; Part III International maritime law; 9 The Tonkin Gulf Agreements: a model of conflict resolution?; 10 UNCLOS and maritime security in the South China Sea; 11 Straight baselines around insular formations not constituting an archipelagic state; 12 Disputed areas in the South China Sea: prospects for arbitration or advisory opinion;

Part IV Towards conflict or cooperation?13 China's naval modernization and US strategic rebalancing: implications for stability in the South China Sea; 14 Sino-American rivalry in the South China Sea: is it time to form a maritime middle power cooperative?; 15 Regional cooperation in the South China Sea; 16 Fishery disputes and regional cooperation; Conclusion: History, strategy and the South China Sea; Archives and libraries; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 11, 2016).

Other Format:

Electronic version: South China Sea.

ISBN:

9781316568583

131656858X

1316568245

9781316568248

9781316567227

1316567222

9781139963084

1139963082

OCLC:

956508730

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Restricted for use by site license. Single-user access only.