Japan's Maritime Security Strategy
The Japan Coast Guard and Maritime Outlaws
Published on 1. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 221 pages
978-1-349-48130-9 (ISBN)
Description
Since the late 1990s, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has countered a myriad of 'outlaw' threats at sea including piracy, terrorism, the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the threat posed by 'rogue states'. Japan's innovative strategy has transformed maritime security governance in Southeast Asia and beyond.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XII, 221 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
303 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-48130-9 (9781349481309)
DOI
10.1057/9781137385550
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
03/2014
Palgrave Macmillan
€128.39
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Person
Lindsay Black is Lecturer in the International Relations of East Asia at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), the Netherlands. His published work includes articles in The Pacific Review, International Relations, and International Relations of the Asia Pacific.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Japan: An Innovative Power? 3. Defining Outlaws 4. The Root Causes of Outlaw Behaviour 5. North Korean 'suspicious ships' 6. Piracy in Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Aden 7. Counter-terrorism and Proliferation at Sea 8. Conclusion