Book Series in Military, Strategic and Security Studies
Asian Security Studies
New & Published Titles:

Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia
Crisis Behaviour and the Bomb
This edited volume explores competing perspectives on the impact of nuclear weapons proliferation on the South Asian security environment.
The spread of nuclear weapons is one...
ISBN: 978-0-415-44049-3 | Published August 6th 2008 by Routledge.
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Conflict Management, Security and Intervention in East Asia
Third-party Mediation in Regional Conflict
This edited volume examines the sources, manifestations and management of conflict in East Asia, which contains many of the world’s conflict flashpoints, such as the...
ISBN: 978-0-415-40353-5 | Published May 7th 2008 by Routledge.
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South Asia's Cold War
Nuclear Weapons and Conflict in Comparative Perspective
This book is a ground-breaking analysis of the India-Pakistan nuclear confrontation as a form of ‘cold war’ – that is, a hostile relationship between nuclear...
ISBN: 978-0-415-39194-8 | Published April 25th 2008 by Routledge.
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US Taiwan Policy
Constructing the Triangle
The relationship between the United States and China is one of the most important issues in the twenty-first century, and is, ultimately, hostage to conditions
...ISBN: 978-0-415-45202-1 | Published February 18th 2008 by Routledge.
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China's War on Terrorism
Counter-Insurgency, Politics and Internal Security
China’s war on terror is among its most prominent and least understood of campaigns. With links to the global jihad, an indigenous insurgency threatens the...
ISBN: 978-0-415-45097-3 | Published November 8th 2007 by Routledge.
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China, the United States, and South-East Asia
Contending Perspectives on Politics, Security, and Economics
China’s emergence as a great power is a global concern that can potentially alter the structure of world politics. Its rise is multidimensional, affecting the...
ISBN: 978-0-415-42945-0 | Published August 9th 2007 by Routledge.
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Conflict and Cooperation in Multi-Ethnic States
Institutional Incentives, Myths and Counter-Balancing
Interethnic competition in plural societies is often characterized by a ‘counterbalance’ of political and economic strength between different groups. In such cases, tensions emerge as...
ISBN: 978-0-415-43391-4 | Published August 9th 2007 by Routledge.
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Asia-Pacific Security
US, Australia and Japan and the New Security Triangle
The aim of this book is to explore the implications stemming from the recent upgrading of Australia-Japan-US security interactions and the implications for Asia-Pacific regional...
ISBN: 978-0-415-41710-5 | Published May 31st 2007 by Routledge.
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Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War
The Last Maoist War
This well-researched volume examines the Sino-Vietnamese hostilities of the late 1970s and 1980s, attempting to understand them as strategic, operational and tactical events.
The Sino-Vietnamese...
ISBN: 978-0-415-41427-2 | Published April 19th 2007 by Routledge.
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Chinese Strategic Culture and Foreign Policy Decision-Making
Confucianism, Leadership and War
Examining the major academic and policy debates over China’s rise and related policy issues, this book looks into the motivations and intentions of a rising...
ISBN: 978-0-415-41815-7 | Published March 15th 2007 by Routledge.
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India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad
The Covert War in Kashmir, 1947-2004
India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad explores the history of jihadist violence in Kashmir, and argues that the violent conflict which exploded after 1990 was not a...
ISBN: 978-0-415-40459-4 | Published October 19th 2006 by Routledge.
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China's Rising Sea Power
The PLA Navy's Submarine Challenge
This is a fascinating insight into China’s strategic abilities and ambitions, probing the real depths of its plans for the twenty-first century.
China's Rising Sea Power explores...
ISBN: 978-0-415-36891-9 | Published January 27th 2006 by Routledge.
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Few regions of the world are fraught with as many security questions as Asia. Within this region it is possible to study great power rivalries, irredentist conflicts, nuclear and ballistic missile proliferation, secessionist movements, ethnoreligious conflicts and inter-state wars. This new book series will publish the best possible scholarship on the security issues affecting the region, and will include detailed empirical studies, theoretically oriented case studies and policy-relevant analyses as well as more general works.
Forthcoming Titles:
The Rise of China and International Security, America and Asia Respond
Edited by Kevin J. Cooney, Yoichiro Sato
August 29th 2008
Nuclear Weapons and Conflict Transformation, The Case of India-Pakistan
By Saira Khan
September 9th 2008
Managing the China Challenge, Global Perspectives
Edited by Quansheng Zhao, Guoli Liu
September 24th 2008
Cooperative Security in the Asia-Pacific, The ASEAN Regional Forum
Edited by Jürgen Haacke, Noel M. Morada
April 30th 2009
Pakistan's Security, The Insecure State
By Shaun Gregory
October 31st 2009
