Security strategies of middle powers in the Asia Pacific / Ralf Emmers and Sarah Teo.

9780522871180
9780522871197 (e-book)

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2018.

English

1 online resource (vii, 228 pages).

JZ1980 .E464 2018

327.5

Security Strategies of Middle Powers in the Asia Pacific examines what drives the different regional security strategies of four middle powers in the Asia Pacific: Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia. Drawing on the extant middle power literature, the authors argue that the regional security strategies of middle powers could take two forms, namely, functional or normative. A functional strategy means that the middle power targets its resources to address a specific problem that it has a high level of interest in, while a normative strategy refers to a focus on promoting general behavioural standards and confidence building at the multilateral level. This book argues that whether a middle power ultimately employs a more functional or normative regional security strategy depends on its resource availability and strategic environment.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Defence studies (Carlton, Vic.)

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