Resource insecurity and international institutions in the Asia-Pacific region

Ravenhill, Frederick John

doi:10.1080/09512748.2013.755364

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“…The specific concept emerged as a consequence of the first of the 'oil shocks' of the 1970s, when Japan's reliance on external especially energy supplies and the potential vulnerability of its continuing economic development was brutally exposed. A government-sponsored report into the economic crisis that the OPEC-induced energy price rises triggered outlined the basis of a 'comprehensive' approach to security in which economic security was accorded the sort of importance that had previously been solely associated with traditional military issues (Ravenhill, 2013).…”

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Security in Asia

Beeson¹

2014

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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Intuitively, we might expect that security would be broadly conceived in the same way across the world. And yet even the way the security of the state is understood is quite different from the predominant 'Western' model in some parts of Asia in particular. Indeed, the constituent parts of broadly conceived 'security governance' reveal surprising and illuminating differences about a concept we might otherwise expect to be universal. Nowhere better illustrates this possibility than the East Asian region, which has come to be associated with a distinctive notion of 'comprehensive security', which embraces a range of factors beyond conventional military concerns. To understand why East Asia is different we need to consider the region's specific history and the contemporary challenges it faces. Paradoxically enough, however, the region may be beginning to demonstrate some patterns of behaviour and security concerns that are reminiscent of an earlier 'Western' era, raising important theoretical and comparative questions in the process.

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Security in Asia

Beeson¹

2014

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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“…For instance, Kahler (2010: 6) argues that 'Asian regional institutions appear to reflect preferences on the part of national governments for few restraints on their freedom of action and limited cooperative bargains'. Similarly, Ravenhill (2013) holds that the institutions in the Asia-Pacific are built on 'soft law' without precise legally binding obligations and mechanisms for enforcement, and a 'hardening' of law has seldom been experienced. This research underscores these views by confirming structurally weak institutions with limited obligations for members.…”

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“…Quite a few researchers have contended that multilateral institutions for regional cooperation remain shallow and thin in East Asia (Kahler 2010;Haggard 2011;Ravenhill 2013). For instance, Kahler (2010: 6) argues that 'Asian regional institutions appear to reflect preferences on the part of national governments for few restraints on their freedom of action and limited cooperative bargains'.…”

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Comparing Institution-Building in East Asia

Yoshimatsu

2014

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“…Attempting to extend the literatures on power and influence, we scrutinize the role of agency in altering international cooperation outcomes, and on how the agency obtains their influence 2 to shape the outcomes in their favour (Keohane 2005;Ravenhill 2013). Specifically, our study examines how less powerful states via bargaining achieve their preferred outcomes.…”

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