Books and Monographs
China’s One Belt One Road: Regional Responses
Coming soon
(manuscript in preparation)
October, 2014
In the twenty-first century, the Indo-Pacific, which spans from the western Pacific Ocean to the western Indian Ocean along the eastern coast of Africa, has emerged as a crucial geostrategic region for trade, investment, energy supplies, cooperation, and competition. It presents complex maritime security challenges and interlocking economic interests that require the development of an overarching multilateral security framework. This volume develops common approaches by focusing on geopolitical challenges, transnational security concerns, and multilateral institution-building and cooperation. The chapters, written by a cross-section of practitioners, diplomats, policymakers, and scholars from the three major powers discussed (United States, China, India) explain the opportunities and risks in the Indo-Pacific region and identify specific naval measures needed to enhance maritime security in the region.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
May, 2011
Despite burgeoning trade and cultural links, China and India remain fierce competitors in a world of global economic rebalancing, power shifts, resource scarcity, environmental degradation, and other transnational security threats. Mohan Malik explores this increasingly important and complex relationship, grounding his analysis in the history of the two countries.
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Malik describes a geopolitical rivalry underpinned by contrasting systems, values, and visions. His comparative analysis covers the broad spectrum of challenges that China and India face. Drawing on his extensive research and on-the-ground experience, he concludes with a discussion of alternative strategic futures for Sino-Indian relations.
Publishers: Lynne Rienner/First Forum Press/Viva Books India
2004
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. mainland have transformed calculations about the threats posed by nonstate actors, especially those who are inspired largely by a global, antistate ideology such as al-Qaeda’s pan-Islamist vision. Post-September 11, the old threat of nuclear holocaust has acquired a new dimension, i.e., the possible possession and use of nuclear weapons by terrorists and extremist movements. In Afghanistan, structural designs for nuclear weapons and other such materials were confiscated from underground hideouts of the al-Qaeda terrorist group. Much has been said about the stability and instability of nuclear deterrence between India and Pakistan since the late 1980s.
Publisher:Â Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
October, 2002
The U. S. relationship with China and the global war on terrorism are the two most significant strategic challenges faced by the Bush administration. Both are vital and complex; the way the administration manages them will shape American security for many years. While there is a growing literature on both key strategic issues, little analysis has been done on the intersection of the two. In this monograph, Dr. Mohan Malik of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies fills this gap as he assesses how the war on terrorism has affected China. He concludes that the war on terrorism radically altered the Asian strategic environment in ways that negated China's foreign policy gains of the last decade and undermined its image as Asia's only great power. Dr. Malik then offers a range of recommendations for a more stable relationship with China.
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College
1999
This collection of essays fulfills the need for a comprehensive and balanced treatment of Australia's defense and security policies. It examines the key concepts and approaches underlying Australian national security planning, their evolution, significance and changing meaning - and likely future developments. It presents the strategic outlook for Australia through to the year 2020 against a backdrop of the debate on the changing nature of warfare.
Publishers:Â Allen & Unwin
1997
In May 1996 the Chief of the Australian Army gathered together in Darwin most of the senior ranks of the Australian Army, representatives of the Royal Australian navy and the Royal Australian Air Force, senior civilians from the Dept. of Defence and other government depts., distinguished academics, and leaders and representatives from the armed forces of twenty countries of the Asia-Pacific and Europe. The purpose of the gathering was to discuss the battlefield of the future.
Publisher:Â Deakin University Press and Directorate of Army Research and Analysis
1992 - 1994
Three books were produced as part of the study materials for Asian defence policies, which is one of the units offered by the Faculty of Arts in Deakin University's Open Campus Program.
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Book 1. Great powers and regional powers (1992)
Book. 2. Regional conflicts and security issues (1993)
Book 3. Peace and security (1993)
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Publisher: Deakin University Press
January, 1992
This study examines the responses of Asian-Pacific countries to Australia's role in the Gulf crisis and other related issues (such as the role of the United Nations in the post-Cold War era, the New World Order, and the prospects for collective security in the Asia-Pacific Region) in order to again an understanding of regional perceptions of Australia's present and future role in the global and regional security regimes. It demonstrates that the response of Asian-Pacific countries to Australian military commitment in the Gulf War ranged from outright opposition (North Korea and Vietnam) to understanding (Indonesia, Malaysia, China and India) and wholehearted support (Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, the south Pacific Forum states, South Korea, Japan and Sri Lanka).
Publisher:Â Strategic & Defence Studies Centre/ANU Press