Virtual Forum on Security in the Asia Pacific
The concept of a Virtual Forum on Security in the Asia Pacific was formulated in the first Dialogue on Security and Disarmament that took place in Melbourne in 1998. The aim of the forum is to enable the dialogue process to continue between meetings. Since the first historical event inMelbourne in 1998, the National Centre for South Asian Studies at Monash Asia Institute hosted meetings inWashington in 1999, Prato and London in 2000,Beijing in 2004 and Kathmandu in 2008.
The report of the 4th Asia Pacific Regional Security Dialogue held in Kathmandu is now available for downloading.
Publications
A number of papers including the following major publication have arisen out of the dialogues:
Regional Security in the Asia Pacific: 9/11 and After
Edited by Marika Vicziany, David Wright-Neville and Pete Lentini
Edward Elgar, 2004, $80.00, ISBN 1 84376 825 9
The September 2001 terrorist attacks shocked the world. But what did they change? In this book, Asia specialists from academe and policy think tanks assess the impact of 9/11 on the Asia Pacific. Drawing on unique fieldwork, access to a wide range of documents and inside expertise, the authors consider how old geo-strategic and cultural fault lines have been overlaid with new security threats from state and non-state actors. With chapters on specific countries and regions, defence policies, terrorism, and current and potential conflict zones, this collection critically examines the Asia Pacific region's post 9/11, as well as post-Iraq, security architecture.
The 14 contributors to this volume consider regional and global security in ways that go beyond the narrow focus on nation-states. They examine the 'hardware' of security ( WMD, missiles etc) without excluding more fundamental issues of governance, identity, religion, economic collaboration, and the destabilising impact of poverty and disease. The depth and breath of research provides a wide perspective on security problems in the Asia Pacific.
A timely and comprehensive examination of the effects and the consequences of September 11 and the war in Iraq, "Regional Security in the Asia Pacific" is a critical book for political scientists, scholars and policymakers engaged in security and terrorism debates, as well as those interested in the changing landscape of global relations.
Forthcoming Events
An announcement will be posted on this website when details become available.
- For further information, please contact:
- Professor Marika Vicziany
- Director, National Centre for South Asian Studies
- c/- Monash Asia Institute, Building 11
- Monash University, Clayton VIC 3800
- Email: marika.vicziany@ adm. monash.edu.au