[asiacouncil] Publication: The Past China Sea Disputes: Past, Present, and Future (Nalanda Roy/Armstrong University)

[Jacek Lubecki]

Congratulations to Nalanda for her excellent work.

On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 12:18 PM, David L Starling <dstarlin at valdosta.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Asianists,
>
>
> Here is another publication by one of our own, Nalanda Roy at Armstrong
> State University.  Below is the link to the book.
>
>
> The South China Sea has long been regarded as one of the most complex and
> challenging ocean-related maritime disputes in East Asia. Recently it has
> become the locus of disputes that have the potential of escalating into
> serious international conflicts. Historical mistrust, enduring territorial
> disputes, and competing maritime claims have combined to weaken an at least
> partially successful regional security structure. Issues of concern include
> territorial sovereignty; disputed claims to islands, rocks, and reefs;
> jurisdiction over territorial waters, exclusive economic zones, and the
> seabed; regional and international rights to use the seas for military
> purposes; maritime security; rapid economic development; and environmental
> degradation. The fear is that increasing competition for energy and other
> resources will exacerbate conflicts and further fuel nationalism and
> sovereignty issues in the region. The SCS has an integrated ecosystem and
> is one of the richest seas in the world in terms of marine flora and fauna:
> coral reefs, mangroves, sea-grass beds, fish, and plants. National economic
> security can be easily affected by conflicts occurring in major
> international trade routes like the SCS, or how such an unclear situation
> might even give rise to environmental challenges in the future. The book
> creates an understanding as to why this region is important not only to the
> claimants but to global powers like the United States and India. The book
> examines current and potential conflicts in the South China Sea, and also
> evaluates how conflicts have been “managed” to date and suggests as to how
> they might be better managed in the future.
>
> This book concludes with recommendations for improving the situation in
> the region by ensuring strong economic relationships, using high-resolution
> observation satellites, and undertaking joint development, and resource
> exploration etc.
>
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/South-China-Sea-Disputes-Present/dp/1498536239
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> Cheers,
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Dr. Jacek Lubecki
Associate Professor of Political Science
Georgia Southern University
E-mail: jlubecki at georgiasouthern.edu
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