Overview

The Spratly Islands have represented a potential political and military flashpoint in the South China Sea for years, involving as they do various claims by China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Taiwan. This edited volume examines the issues involved in light of confidence- building measures that new high-resolution satellite imagery can offer to this, and other, regions. Baker, Wiencek, and their contributors assess the potential role for cooperative monitoring in mitigating the risk of conflict arising from multinational disputes over the Spratly Islands. They analyze how this new generation of civilian and commercial observation satellites can be used to reduce the changes of armed conflict breaking out by providing transparency that will detect and identify politically significant activities occurring at disputed islands and reefs among the Spratlys. Of particular interest to policy makers, scholars, and other researchers involved with military issues in Asia and international security concerns.

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Author:   John C. Baker ,  David G. Wiencek
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.524kg
ISBN:  

9780275971823

ISBN 10:   0275971821
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 March 2002
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Tables Figures Foreword Abbreviations 1 IntroductionJohn C. Baker and David G. Wiencek Part I 2 The Spratly Islands Dispute: Legal Issues and Prospects for Diplomatic AccommodationChristopher C. Joyner 3 Energy Issues in the South China Sea RegionErik Kreil 4 Security Risks of a South China Sea ConflictDavid G. Wiencek and John C. Baker Part II 5 Commercial Observation Satellites for Conflict AvoidanceJohn C. Baker 6 Cooperative Remote Monitoring in the South China Sea: Comparing the Utility of Aerial and Satellite ImageryVipin Gupta and Adam Bernstein 7 Remote Sensing Capabilities and Experience Available to the South China Sea Littoral StatesBradford L. Thomas and John C. Baker Part III 8 A Cooperative Monitoring Regime for the South China SeaJohn C. Baker and David G. Wiencek 9 Environmental Remote Sensing of the South China SeaDouglas O. Fuller 10 Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast AsiaPeter Chalk 11 ConclusionsJohn C. Baker and David G. Wiencek Appendix: Occupied Locations among the Spratly Islands, circa 2000 Recommended Readings Index About the Contributors

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JOHN C.BAKER is a Technology Policy Analyst at RAND, Arlington, Virginia. His work is concerned with the international security implications of commerical observation satellites and other dual-use space technologies. Among his earlier publications is the co-edited Commercial Observation Satellites: At the Leading Edge of Global Transparency. DAVID G. WIENCEK heads the consulting company, International Security Group, Inc., which specializes in international political risk assessments, East and Southeast Asian political-security affairs, Weapons of Mass Destruction and proliferation studies, and terrorism issues.Among his earlier writings is the co-edited Asian Security Handbook 2000.

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