---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Maya <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 1:39 PM Subject: Fw: The Long Shadow: Nuclear Weapons and Security in 21st Century Asia To: [email protected]
Maya S. School of Social Sciences Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam-41 Kerala, India ph: 98471 29366 --- On *Thu, 11/12/08, [email protected] <[email protected]>* wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: The Long Shadow: Nuclear Weapons and Security in 21st Century Asia To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 11 December, 2008, 4:02 AM E A S T - W E S T C E N T E R http://www.eastwestcenter.org/ THE LONG SHADOW: NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND SECURITY IN 21ST CENTURY ASIA, edited by Muthiah Alagappa. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2008. 592 pp. Cloth, $75.00; paper, $29.95. http://www.EastWestCenter.org/pubs/2893 THE LONG SHADOW is the first comprehensive, systematic examination of the roles and implications of nuclear weapons in the dramatically different post-Cold War security environment. Leading experts investigate the roles and salience of nuclear weapons in the national security strategies of twelve countries and the ASEAN states, and their implications for security and stability in a broadly defined Asian security region that involves the Middle East. The study also investigates the prospects for nuclear terrorism in Asia. A chief conclusion of the study is that nuclear weapons influence national security strategies in fundamental ways and that deterrence continues to be the dominant role and strategy for the employment of nuclear weapons. Offensive and defensive strategies may increase in salience but will not surpass the deterrence function. Another major conclusion is that although there could be destabilizing situations, on balance, nuclear weapons have reinforced security and stability in the Asian security region by assuaging national security concerns, strengthening deterrence and the status quo, and preventing the outbreak and escalation of major hostilities. As nuclear weapons will persist and cast a long shadow on security in Asia and the world, it is important to reexamine and redefine "old" ideas, concepts, and strategies as well as develop "new" ones relevant to the contemporary era. In line with this, the global nuclear order should be constructed anew based on present realities. *********************************************************************** Search the East-West Center website at http://www.EastWestCenter.org/publications for other publications by the East-West Center and its staff. If you have any questions, comments, or need further information, contact the East-West Center Publication Sales Office at mailto:[email protected]. East-West Center Publication Sales Office 1601 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 96848-1601 USA Tel: 808.944.7145 Fax: 808.944.7376 ********************************************************************** You are subscribed as: [email protected] To unsubscribe or to change your profile: http://www.mailermailer.com/x?u=85492329z-fb2dfed2 Additional East-West Center email announcements are available at: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/help/email-updates/ EWC RSS Feeds Available: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/ewc-rss-feeds/ East-West Center's email list is hosted and managed by MailerMailer.com. MailerMailer.com's privacy policy: https://www.mailermailer.com/x?oid=18282v&function=privacy If you have any questions or comments, please contact the East-West Center at: mailto:[email protected] You can support the East-West Center online at: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/giving The East-West Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous, and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education, and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States Email list management powered by http://MailerMailer.com ------------------------------ Get rid of Add-Ons in your email ID. Get [email protected]. Sign up now!<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_dbid_11/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address> -- Maya S. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
