Non-Traditional Security Issues and the South China Sea

’Not about conflict but cooperation! This book could transform our thinking about the South China Sea.’ Stein Tønnesson, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway and Uppsala University, Sweden ’Non-Traditional Security Issues in the South China Sea represents a timely and much-needed compendium of scholarly perspectives on critically important yet oft-neglected, if unconventional, security issues in the context of arguably the Asia-Pacific’s most troublesome and sensitive maritime flashpoints. While the issues covered are diverse - encompassing security cooperation, combating piracy, environmental security, energy issues and the impacts of climate change - the quality of the contributions included is consistently excellent and together provide vital insights and avenues for cooperation in this sensitive potential arena for conflict. An essential read for anyone interested in the South China Sea and Asia-Pacific security issues more widely conceived.’ Clive Schofield, University of Wollongong, Australia