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Description: The South China Sea by C.J. Jenner, Tran Truong Thuy The South China Sea has long been a source of conflict and represents a core contemporary security issue in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This book offers an empirical analysis of the global oceans most contested maritime territory, the South China Sea and its agents of contest. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The history of the South China Sea is a catalyst of international cooperation and conflict. Security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific is largely governed by command of these strategic waters. More than half of global shipping transits the South China Sea, which also holds significant reserves of oil, gas and minerals, as well as some of the largest fisheries in the world. Drawing on a team of field-leading researchers, Jenner and Thuy provide an empirical study of the global oceans most contested sea space. The volumes four parts offer an insightful analysis of the significance of the South China Sea to the international order; sub-national agents of influence on relations between states; the disputes over sovereignty through the analytical prism of international law; and the conflictful regions prospects. The primary source-based conclusion elucidates the agency of history and strategy in the South China Sea. Author Biography C. J. Jenner is Research Fellow, Kings College London; First Sea Lord Fellow, Royal Navy; and Senior Fellow, Institute for China-America Studies. He holds Master of Studies and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Modern History from the University of Oxford. In addition to his academic work, Dr Jenner undertakes governmental research assignments and contributes to internationally televised documentary series. Tran Truong Thuy is Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Foundation for East Sea Studies and concurrently Deputy Director General of the Bien Dong Institute at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV). Before joining the DAV, he worked as a policy analyst at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has written extensively on regional security and maritime issues, and has contributed to a number of reports and policy recommendations for the government and various agencies. Thuy is editor and co-author of The South China Sea: Cooperation for Regional Security and Development (2010) and The South China Sea: Towards a Region of Peace, Security and Cooperation (2011). Table of Contents Introduction: a crucible of regional cooperation or conflict-making sovereignty claims? C. J. Jenner and Tran Truong Thuy; Part I. Global Dimensions: 1. The global significance of the South China Sea dispute Geoffrey Till; 2. Global issues and national interests in the South China Sea Rodolfo C. Severino; 3. The Obama administrations strategic rebalancing in Asia: from a diplomatic to a strategic constrainment of an emergent China? Renato Cruz De Castro; 4. The South China Sea and the Thucydides trap Mark J. Valencia; Part II. Sub-National, National and Regional Interests: 5. Continuity and change in the South China Sea Alice Ba and Ian Storey; 6. Understanding the evolution of US-China-ASEAN relations: a US perspective Bonnie Glaser; 7. India and the South China Sea Vijay Sakhuja; 8. Domestic politics: the overlooked undercurrent in the South China Sea C. J. Jenner and Nguyen Hung Son; Part III. International Maritime Law: 9. The Tonkin Gulf Agreements: a model of conflict resolution? Stein TØnnesson; 10. UNCLOS and maritime security in the South China Sea Nguyen Thi Lan Anh; 11. Straight baselines around insular formations not constituting an archipelagic state Erik Franckx and Marco Benatar; 12. Disputed areas in the South China Sea: prospects for arbitration or advisory opinion Robert C. Beckman and Leonardo Bernard; Part IV. Towards Conflict or Cooperation: 13. Chinas naval modernisation and US strategic rebalancing: implications for stability in the South China Sea Carlyle A. Thayer; 14. Sino-American rivalry in the South China Sea: is it time to form a maritime middle power cooperative? C. J. Jenner and Sukjoon Yoon; 15. Regional cooperation in the South China Sea Jon M. Van Dyke; 16. Fishery disputes and regional cooperation Kuan-Hsiung Wang; Conclusion: history, strategy and the South China Sea C. J. Jenner; Index. Promotional An empirical analysis of the global oceans most contested maritime territory, the South China Sea and its agents of contest. Promotional "Headline" An empirical analysis of the global oceans most contested maritime territory, the South China Sea and its agents of contest. Description for Bookstore The South China Sea has long been a source of conflict and represents a core contemporary security issue in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This book offers an empirical analysis of the global oceans most contested maritime territory, the South China Sea and its agents of contest. Description for Library The South China Sea has long been a source of conflict and represents a core contemporary security issue in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. This book offers an empirical analysis of the global oceans most contested maritime territory, the South China Sea and its agents of contest. Details ISBN1107081424 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2016 ISBN-10 1107081424 ISBN-13 9781107081420 Format Hardcover Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Tran Truong Thuy DEWEY 327.0916472 Short Title SOUTH CHINA SEA Language English Media Book Affiliation Kings College London Subtitle A Crucible of Regional Cooperation or Conflict-making Sovereignty Claims? Publication Date 2016-09-01 UK Release Date 2016-09-01 AU Release Date 2016-09-01 NZ Release Date 2016-09-01 Illustrations 5 Maps Author Tran Truong Thuy Pages 382 Alternative 9781107441477 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:99037356;

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