Summary This title will explore China’s strategic interests in the South China Sea, with a specific emphasis on power projection and resource security. China’s regional actions…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Abstract For 15 years, there has been a steady stream of newspaper stories, scholarly monographs and books that have referred inter alia to the existence…
Summary From Robert D. Kaplan, named one of the world’s Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine, comes a penetrating look at the volatile region that…
Summary An unprecedented description of the critical energy situation throughout Asia, this book examines the energy resources, naval forces, and national strategies of the nations…
Abstract Asia’s mushrooming energy demand is driving growing dependence on energy imports that is likely to accelerate over the next two decades. The result is…
Abstract The aim of this paper is to discuss the issue of regional integration and regional identity-building in Southeast Asia. The idea is to problematise…
Summary Nuclear technology is dual use in nature, meaning that it can be used to produce nuclear energy or to build nuclear weapons. Despite security…
Dr. Vlado Vivoda is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, discusses the future of nuclear power in Asia. You can access…
Summary In the 1980s and 1990s many in the West came to believe in the myth of an East-Asian economic miracle. Japan was going to…
Abstract Energy security is an increasingly important issue for East Asia Summit (EAS) countries. The Cebu declaration on East Asia Energy Security provides a common…
Abstract The energy security conundrum – how to equitably provide available, affordable, reliable, efficient, and environmentally benign energy services – is a technology and policy…
Abstract This paper establishes an ‘energy security assessment instrument’ based on a new and expanded conceptualisation of energy security. The instrument is a systematic interrogative…
Abstract Economic growth in East Asia has rapidly increased regional energy, and especially, electricity needs. Many of the countries of East Asia have sought or…
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Abstract Natural gas has become an increasingly valuable resource and a global commodity. The demand for it has significantly increased. Japan, Korea and Taiwan heavily…
Abstract Since 1990, 19 Workshops on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea have been held. The Workshop, attended by Government and military officials…
