International order at sea : how it is challenged, how it is maintained /: how it is challenged, how it is maintained. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jo Inge Bekkevold, Geoffrey Till, editors.
• Editors: Bekkevold, Jo Inge; Till, Geoffrey
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Part I: International Order at Sea; Chapter 1: International Order At Sea: What It Is. How It Is Challenged. How It Is Maintained; Challenges to International Order at Sea; The Outline of the Volume; Note; Bibliography; Chapter 2: Challenges to Public Order and the Law of the Sea; The Policy Underpinnings of UNCLOS; Negative Trends; Excessive Maritime Zone and Territorial Claims; Excessive Straight Baseline Claims; Illegal Archipelagic Claims; Illegal Historic Waters Claims Mid-Ocean Territorial ContestsOverall Trends in Excessive Claims; The Laissez Faire Approach to Flag State Enforcement: The Flag of Convenience; A Permissive Legal Regime at Sea: Weak Afloat Authorities; Terrorists at Sea; Piracy, Hijacking; Smuggling and Trafficking in Illegal Migrants; State-Sponsored Criminal Enterprises: North Korea; Enforcement Challenges; Defending the UNCLOS Convention as a Framework; Confronting Excessive Maritime Claims; Confronting the FOC Problem; Strengthening Enforcement Regimes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography Part II: Regional Reviews and Perspectives on Challenges to the International OrderChapter 3: Global Power Shift, Geography, and Maritime East Asia; Explaining China's Assertive Behavior in East Asian Waters; Debating China's New Assertiveness; The Re-emergence of Bipolarity; Geography: Explaining the Absence of Strong Balancing and Increased Instability; U.S.-China Strong Balancing Deferred; Japan's Moderate Balancing; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 4: China's Naval Modernization, Strategies, and Capabilities; Deng Era: Seaward at Last Jiang Era: Limited but Increasingly Powerful NavyHu Era: Great Maritime Power for "Harmonious Oceans"; Xi Era: Building a Great Power Navy with Warfighting Capabilities; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 5: Maritime Security and Order at Sea in the Indian Ocean Region; Geography and History as Strategic Framework; Security Challenges in the Post-Cold War Period; U.S. Interests in the Indian Ocean; Chinese Interests in the Indian Ocean; Non-traditional Security Challenges; Maintaining Order at Sea; Developing India's Naval Capabilities; Regional Cooperation Improved Relations with the U.S.Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 6: NATO and the Maritime Domain; NATO Maritime Operations after the Cold War; Operation "Southern Guard"; Operations "Maritime Monitor/Guard" and "Sharp Guard"; Operations "Allied Force" and "Allied Harvest"; Operation Active Endeavour; Operations "Allied Provider" and "Ocean Shield"; NATO Doctrines: The Negligence and Revival of Maritime Security; NATO-Europe Naval Capabilities; The "Return of Russia" and the September 2014 NATO Summit; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 341.45; Political science; Law of the sea; International relations; Boundary disputes; LAW / International; Boundary disputes; International relations; Law of the sea; Political Science -- International Relations -- Diplomacy; Political Science -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security; Political Science -- International Relations -- General; Diplomacy; Warfare & defence; International institutions; Diplomacy; Politics and war; International organization; International relations; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137586636
• Related ISBNs: 113758663X; 9781137586629; 1137586621
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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