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National security is generally thought of as concerning relations between countries, but the biggest risk in Asia may involve food and water insecurity, pandemics and climate change. These in turn could generate conflict and terrorism. Originally presented at the Asia Policy Assembly held in June 2010, these pieces look at everything from the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic to cybersecurity. Due to its size, three of ten papers are specifically devoted to China. Wills (National Bureau of Asian Research) and Hathaway (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) both edit the volume and provide a substantial introduction. Distributed by Johns Hopkins University Press. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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"New security challenges are increasingly important in U.S. security planning. Transnational threats that do not arise from national rivalries or involve geopolitical competition--climate change, food insecurity, pandemic disease, terrorism, and cybercrime--can destabilize a country just as severely as an invading army. All of these pose threats to Asia and are particularly problematic for China due to its size, development, and governance. New Security Challenges in Asia focuses on the sources of these challenges, analyzes their international impact, and suggests actions to wrestle them into manageable condition. Asian nations have found it difficult to respond effectively to these new security challenges. Resources and technical capacity are scarce, asare cooperation and coordination within governments, between governments, and between governments, the private sector, and civil society. New Security Challenges in Asia shows how these threats are less susceptible to traditional diplomacy or military resolution and recommends ways the U.S. can help Asian nations address them constructively"--
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