Non-Traditional Security Challenges in Asia Approaches and Responses [Hardcover]

Asia is challenged by a number of non-traditional security issues including the foodenergywater nexus, climate change, transnational crime, terrorism, disaster relief and economic performance. This volume categorizes and clarifies some key emerging issues in the area and looks at their interconnectedness and implications.

The essays explore how non-traditional issues can manifest as security challenges, and the role of the state and military in dealing with these. Issue-based and area-specific, they rely on facts and interpretation of data, avoiding alarmist predictions. A nuanced and analytical approach into an uncharted area, this book will be essential for policymakers, researchers and students of security and strategic studies, foreign policy, sociology and political economy, as well as the general readers.

Introduction Shebonti Ray Dadwal andUttam Kumar Sinha1.Traditional and Non-Traditional Issues: Conceptual Framework P.K. Gautam2.Traditional and Non-Traditional Security: Exploring Practical and Conceptual Challenges J. Jackson Ewing3.Environmental Change: A Very Traditional Threat Cleo Paskal4.Adaptation to Climate Change: Conflict Prevention through Expanded Vulnerability Assessments Dennis Taenzler5.Food Security and Climate Change: Vulnerability in Indonesia/Bali Takeshi Takama6.Prospects and Challenges of Hydro Diplomacy: Examining South Asia Uttam Kumar Sinha7.River Diplomacy in Himalayan Asia: On the Way to Calamity? Robert G. Wirsing 8.Enhancing Water Security in Southeast Asia: The Case of the Mekong River Le Dinh Tinh9.Transnational Crime Ali Jalali10.Fighting Terrorism and Crime: A Human Security Perspective Arabinda Acharya11.&ll³)