Regional Security in the Third World

Case Studies from Southeast Asia and the Middle East
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-84928-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 456 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: Development

This reissue, first published in 1986, argues that there is a radical difference between the use of the term ‘Regional Security’ when applied to the Third World rather than the developed world. It explores the concept of regional security and shows how items which make for regional security in the developed world – such as strong cohesive states or the linking of a state’s security to the international security system – are absent in the Third World.

It goes on to analyse these arguments in relation to a series of case studies from the Middle East and South-East Asia, arguing that security in Third World states often means security for the prevailing regime, which is often narrowly based, and which sees clinging to power as its main objective. It concludes by examining organisations such as the ASEAN and the Arab League which were set up to strengthen regional security and attempts to assess the successes and failures of these organisations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ayoob, Mohammed

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Regional Security, the Third World and World Order 1. Regional Security and the Third World 2. Regional Security and World Order in the 1980s Part II: Intra-state Dimensions of Regional Security 3.Internal Dimensions of Regional Security in Southeast Asia 4. Internal Cleavages and Regional Conflict: the Case of Lebanon Part III: Inter-state Dimensions of Regional Security 5. The Kampuchean Conflict and Regional Security 6. The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A View from Cairo 7. The Iran-Iraq War: Regime Security and Regional Security Part IV: Global Dimensions of Regional Security 8. Superpowers and Regional Security in Southeast Asia 9. The Superpowers and Regional Security in the Middle East Part V: Regional Organisation and Regional Security 10. ASEAN and Regional Security 11. The Gulf Co-operation Council and Regional Security 12. The Arab League: Between Regime Security and National Liberation

Über Autor(innen)

Mohammed Ayoob, Senior Research Fellow, Department if International relations, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University.