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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- eISSN
- 2211-6001
- DOI
- 10.1163/221160094X00249
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION Although commercial and trade concerns predominate in the daily news, reports on maritime security problems appear to be increasing in number and degree of difficulty in the Asia-Pacific region. While the friction emanating from the Cold War has diminished in Eu- rope, authoritarian states still endure in China, North Korea, and Vietnam. Legal and diplomatic problems, such as territorial claims, resources disputes, and law of the sea-related initiatives to control and charge for transit of international waters, which have been simmering over the years, are finally demanding attention and solution. The perceived reduction of U.S. military forces and interest in Asian waters and trouble spots have focused regional attention on major security issues such as China's claim to the South China Sea and the Senkaku Islands. Countries with maritime interests have been reequipping their navies and air forces with modern fighter/attack and patrol aircraft as well as missile patrol boats and, in a few cases, diesel submariners. 2 Fortunately, the recent race to rearm has been matched by regional rec- ognition, especially within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of the possibility of conflict and the need to reduce friction and establish paths for frequent consultation
Journal
Ocean Yearbook Online – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1994