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Book SynopsisMely Caballero-Anthony examines how non-traditional security challenges have changed state behavior and security practices in Southeast Asia and the wider East Asia region. She analyzes how non-state actors are engaging with states, regional organizations, and institutional frameworks to address multifaceted problems.
Trade ReviewMely Caballero-Anthony is a pioneer of non-traditional security studies and this is the definitive book on the subject from a Southeast Asian perspective. -- Amitav Acharya, author of
Constructing a Security Community in Southeast AsiaAn intriguing analysis of an underappreciated reality: the extent to which governments and non-government actors are now effectively cooperating, collaborating and responding collectively to a multitude of non-traditional threats to human security around Southeast and East Asia – from natural disasters to health crises to environmental and migration challenges. As Mely Caballero-Anthony makes clear in this lucid, scholarly and comprehensive work, state-centric preoccupation with military threats to national security is not the only game in town. -- Gareth Evans, former foreign minister of Australia and president emeritus of the International Crisis Group
This book features impressive research, a clear and effective framework of analysis, and insightful observations in showing why those concerned with security in Asia must go beyond the headlines of China's rise and the North Korean threats to fully understand the region's security dynamics. Specialists have long known of the importance of non-traditional security issues in the region and the leading role of non-state actors in dealing with them. Now they have a single-authored assessment providing thorough and lucid treatment of the subject that ranks with the best studies on the topic. -- Robert Sutter, George Washington University
Surveying an economically vibrant but also volatile region, Mely Caballero-Anthony connects the dots of the diverse security challenges Southeast Asia faces. She outlines a way of responding to them that acknowledges that security and insecurity today consist of inter-linked multiple facets. Her insights on security governance in Southeast Asia have resonance for other regions and merit wide attention. -- Dan Smith, Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Table of ContentsPreface
List of Abbreviations
1. Security Governance in Southeast Asia and Beyond
2. State and Non-State Actors and NTS Governance in Southeast Asia and Beyond
3. Governance of Health Security
4. Governance of Environmental Security
5. Governance of Migration
6. Governance of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Operations
7. Governance of Nuclear Energy
8. Governance of Food Security
Conclusion: Building Security Governance in Times of Turbulence and Uncertainty
Notes
Bibliography
Index
