Broader Issues in the West Pacific
This chapter provides a perspective on the earlier discussion on economic interests by reviewing a broader set of concerns that motivate national behavior in the South China Sea. These range from national security to the need to reduce the spread of infec
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The Third Option for the South China Sea
David Jay Green
The Third Option for the South China Sea The Political Economy of Regional Conflict and Cooperation
David Jay Green Hult International Business School San Francisco, California United States
ISBN 978-3-319-40273-4 ISBN 978-3-319-40274-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40274-1
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For my children, Naomi and Lucian Wizer-Green, who grew to young adulthood on the shores of the South China Sea
FOREWORD
David Green and I were colleagues at the Asian Development Bank in Manila for 20 years (full disclosure). He has always been bitten by the curiosity bug, and has had an admirable instinct for seeking intelligent responses to vexed questions—traits not typically associated with formulaic multilateral development finance institutions. This inquiry into the prospects for regional cooperation in Southeast Asia is unsurprising— David knows the issues well, and he has framed them in the context of the complex political and security overtones that have developed in recent times. It is not easy to add value to a subject as fraught as the goings-on in the South China Sea. Events leapfrog each other with surprising rapidity, fig leafs are off, militarization proceeds apace, and the room for political maneuver narrows. It is hard to predict what happens next, but it is likely that the asymmetry of interests, political strength, and negotiating abilities will assure mutual self-preservation. Temperatures in the cauldron will rise, but open conflict will probably be avoided. David’s thesis acquires appeal in this background, and merits a closer look. The benefits of regional economic cooperation,
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