TY  - BOOK
AU  - Emmers,Ralf
AU  - Teo,Sarah
TI  - Security strategies of middle powers in the Asia Pacific
T2  - Defence studies
AV  - JZ1980 .E464 2018
U1  - 327.5 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Carlton, Victoria
PB  - Melbourne University Press
KW  - National security
KW  - Indonesia
KW  - Korea (South)
KW  - Australia
KW  - Malaysia
KW  - Strategic culture
KW  - Pacific Area
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Security Strategies of Middle Powers in the Asia Pacific examines what drives the different regional security strategies of four middle powers in the Asia Pacific: Australia, Indonesia, South Korea and Malaysia. Drawing on the extant middle power literature, the authors argue that the regional security strategies of middle powers could take two forms, namely, functional or normative. A functional strategy means that the middle power targets its resources to address a specific problem that it has a high level of interest in, while a normative strategy refers to a focus on promoting general behavioural standards and confidence building at the multilateral level. This book argues that whether a middle power ultimately employs a more functional or normative regional security strategy depends on its resource availability and strategic environment
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