Maritime issues are particularly important for Asian countries, where there is a high reliance on shipping routes for international trade, many difficult disputes over maritime boundaries, and the prospect of increasing tensions where maritime power might play a significant role. This book uses contributions by 17 experts to build a comprehensive survey of the maritime issues affecting Asia. It discusses the issues overall, goes on to examine the issues from the perspective of each of 14 key countries, and concludes by assessing the prospects for resolving common problems in order to preserve good order at sea.
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Introduction |
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PART I Overview of maritime challenges in Asia |
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1 Managing good order at sea in the Asia-Pacific |
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2 The historic attributes of the sea and developments in the Asia-Pacific |
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3 Carriage capacity of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore |
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43 | (16) |
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PART II Maritime challenges and priorities in Southeast Asia |
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4 Indonesia's maritime challenges and priorities |
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61 | (11) |
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5 The search for sustainability and security: Malaysia's maritime challenges and priorities |
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72 | (11) |
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6 Myanmar's maritime challenges and priorities |
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83 | (23) |
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7 Maintaining good order at sea: maritime challenges and priorities in the Philippines |
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106 | (20) |
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8 Singapore's maritime interests |
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126 | (14) |
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9 Thailand's maritime challenges and priorities |
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140 | (18) |
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10 Good order at sea: the challenges and priorities of Vietnam |
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158 | (21) |
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PART III Maritime challenges and priorities in Northeast Asia |
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179 | (52) |
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11 China's maritime security: priorities and challenges |
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181 | (20) |
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12 Japan's maritime challenges and priorities |
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201 | (18) |
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13 South Korea's maritime challenges and priorities |
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PART IV Maritime challenges and priorities for the rest of the Indo-Pacific |
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14 America's maritime challenges and priorities: the Asian dimension |
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15 Australia's maritime challenges and priorities: recent developments and future prospects |
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16 Maritime challenges and priorities in Asia: an Indian perspective |
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272 | (12) |
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17 New Zealand's maritime challenges and opportunities |
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Conclusion: identifying common maritime challenges and priorities |
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Joshua Ho is Senior Fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Sam Bateman is Professorial Research Fellow at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security at the University of Wollongong, Australia.