To begin with, it (1) inquires into the pathway by which the new world order will emerge from its initial uncertainty and fluidity, and (2) attempts to speculate on the final shape the new world order will likely take.
Author: J. Hsiung
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9780230107175
Category: Social Science
Page: 390
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After examining the global system's political volatility at the dawn of the new millenium, the book looks at how some of the identifiable system-wide trends (e.g., globalization, democratization, fragmentation, etc.) may find repercussions in the Asia Pacific. The book also addresses the question of 'comprehensive security', in comparison with other regions, in a wide range of areas subsuming economic security (geoeconomics), environmental security (ecopolitics), and human security. In addition, the book recognizes the idiosyncrasies of the region, such as the defensiveness of most Asian governments toward the protection of their financial markets against external forces following the regional financial crisis of the late 1990s.