Maritime Security in Southeast Asia (Routledge Security in Asia Series)

This book confronts both the maritime security challenges and responses. In Southeast Asia, maritime security has, over the last twenty years, taken on a much greater importance, due to the Law of the Sea convention, which has resulted in a 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). As well as traditional security threats to maritime security, there has also emerged a range of non-traditional threat, such as those emanating from piracy and international terrorism that spill over into the maritime domain. Events such as September 11th, and the designation of Southeast Asia as a 'second front' in the war against terrorism, have resulted in the growing realization that multilateral security cooperation is required in order to better manage emerging security threats. Expert contributors to this book identify the nature of the maritime security problem and critically evaluate the various responses with an eye to improving the management of prevailing and emerging security threats. This book will be an invaluable resource to academics, policy analysts, legislators and students interested in security issues in Southeast Asia. Introduction 1. Southeast Asian Slocs And Security Options / Anders C.sjaastad -- 2. Re-thinking The Safety Of Navigation In The Malacca Straits / Barry Desker -- 3. The Importance And Security Of Regional Sea Lanes / Joshua Ho -- 4. The Regional Dimension Of Territorial And Maritime Disputes In Southeast Asia : Actors, Disagreements And Dynamics / W. Lawrence S. Prabhakar -- 5. Maritime Disputes In The South China Sea : Strategic And Diplomatic Status Quo / Ralf Emmers -- 6. Piracy In The Waters Of Southeast Asia / Catherine Zara Raymond -- 7. Maritime Terrorist Threat In Southeast Asia / Arabinda Acharya. -- Responses: 8. Building Good Order At Sea In Southeast Asia : The Promise Of International Regimes / Sam Bateman -- 9. Archipelagic Sea Lanes Passage In Southeast Asia : Developments And Uncertainties / Robert Beckman -- The Us Regional Maritime Security Initiative And Us Grand Strategy In Southeast Asia / Christian-marius Stryken -- 11. Satellite-based Tracking Of Ships As Global Crime Control : Isps Code, Ais, Ssas And Lrit / Jan Georg Christophersen -- 12. Flags Of Convenience As A Complicating Factor In Combating Crime At Sea / Gunnar Stolsik -- Comments And Reflections: 13. Terrorism At Sea : Combating What And How? / John K. Skogan -- 14. Reflections On The Changing Maritime Security Environment / Kwa Chong Guan -- Afterword 15. The Important Role Of Shipping : Challenges Ahead / Tay Lim Heng. Edited By Kwa Chong Guan And John K. Skogan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [205]-217) And Index. Interdisciplinary Studies Book Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Notes on contributors 8 Preface 10 List of abbreviations 12 Part I: Introduction 16 1 Southeast Asian SLOCs and security options 18 2 Re-thinking the safety of navigation in the Malacca Strait 29 Part II: Challenges 34 3 The importance and security of regional sea lanes 36 4 The regional dimension of territorial and maritime disputes in Southeast Asia: Actors, disagreements and dynamics 49 5 Maritime disputes in the South China Sea: Strategic and diplomatic status quo 64 6 Piracy in the waters of Southeast Asia 77 7 Maritime terrorist threat in Southeast Asia 93 Part III: Responses 110 8 Building good order at sea in Southeast Asia: The promise of international regimes 112 9 Archipelagic sea lanes passage in Southeast Asia: Developments and uncertainties 132 10 The US Regional Maritime Security Initiative and US grand strategy in Southeast Asia 149 11 Satellite-based tracking of ships as global crime control ISPS Code, AIS, SSAS and LRIT 161 12 Flags of convenience as a complicating factor in combating crime at sea 177 Part IV: Comments and reflections 190 13 Terrorism at sea: Combating what – and how? 192 14 Reflections on the changing maritime security environment 204 Part V: Afterword 214 15 The important role of shipping: Challenges ahead 216 Bibliography 220 Index 233 Expert contributors confront both the maritime security challenges and responses, identifying the nature of the maritime security problem and critically evaluating the various responses with an eye to improving the management of prevailing and emerging security threats.