Maritime Security between China and Southeast Asia: Conflict and Cooperation in the Making of Regional Order

Providing substantial evidence that strategic competition between the United States, China and South East Asia promotes stability, Liselotte Odgaard argues that security relations between China and South East Asia are profoundly affected by disputes over maritime space and territory in the South China Sea.  Suitable for scholars and graduate students of international relations, international law, security studies, conflict management and regionalism, this text will also be invaluable supplementary reading for undergraduate courses.