Cooperative monitoring in the South China Sea : satellite imagery, confidence-building measures, and the Spratly Islands disputes / edited by John C. Baker and David G. Wiencek ; foreword by Richard H. Solomon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baker, John C., 1949-

Wiencek, David G., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confidence and security building measures (International relations)--Technological innovations.

Confidence and security building measures (International relations).

Conflict management.

Spratly Islands--International status.

Spratly Islands.

South China Sea--Remote-sensing images.

South China Sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 220 pages) : illustrations, 1 map

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Spratly Islands have represented a potential political and military flashpoint in the South China Sea for years, involving as they do various claims by China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Taiwan. This edited volume examines the issues involved in light of confidence- building measures that new high-resolution satellite imagery can offer to this, and other, regions. Baker, Wiencek, and their contributors assess the potential role for cooperative monitoring in mitigating the risk of conflict arising from multinational disputes over the Spratly Islands. They analyze how this new generation of civilian and commercial observation satellites can be used to reduce the changes of armed conflict breaking out by providing transparency that will detect and identify politically significant activities occurring at disputed islands and reefs among the Spratlys. Of particular interest to policy makers, scholars, and other researchers involved with military issues in Asia and international security concerns.

Contents:

Contents; Tables; Figures; Foreword; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Spratly Islands Dispute: Legal Issues and Prospects for Diplomatic Accommodation; 3 Energy Issues in the South China Sea Region; 4 Security Risks of a South China Sea Conflict; 5 Commercial Observation Satellites for Conflict Avoidance; 6 Cooperative Remote Monitoring in the South China Sea: Comparing the Utility of Aerial and Satellite Imagery; 7 Remote Sensing Capabilities and Experience Available to the South China Sea Littoral States; 8 A Cooperative Monitoring Regime for the South China Sea

9 Environmental Remote Sensing of the South China Sea; 10 Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia; 11 Conclusions; Appendix: Occupied Locations among the Spratly Islands, circa 2000; Recommended Readings; Index; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-205) and index.

ISBN:

9798400632099

9786610315086

9781280315084

1280315083

9780313010699

0313010692

OCLC:

55482859

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400632099 doi