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Assessing security relations in the Asia Pacific: the cases of China, India and Pakistan

Pages 56-73 | Published online: 08 Jun 2017
 

ABSTRACT

The article looks at security relations in the Asia Pacific region, with a special focus on China, India and Pakistan. In doing so, the article applies Gerald Segal’s model to these case studies and tries to make an assessment as to how secure or insecure the region is. The four factors which are taken into consideration to make this assessment are the nature of political systems, the levels of economic interdependence, the role played by regional organizations and the balance of power. Finally, the article argues, while some of these areas look good, a lot of them don’t and much more needs to be done to make the region more secure. Going by this assessment, the prospects for security, by and large, look bleak.

RÉSUMÉ

Cet article examine les relations de sécurité dans la région Asie-Pacifique, en s'intéressant particulièrement è la Chine, à l'Inde et au Pakistan. À cet effet, il applique le modèle de Gerald Segal à ces études de cas et tente d'évaluer le degré de sécurité ou d'insécurité dans la région. Les quatre facteurs à être pris en compte pour cette évaluation sont la nature des systàmes politiques, les niveaux d'interdépendance économique, le rôle joué par les organisations régionales et l'équilibre du pouvoir. Selon l'article, finalement, alors que certains de ces domaines semblent satisfaisants, pour de nombreux autres ce n'est pas le cas, et il est nécessaire de multiplier les efforts pour rendre la région plus sûre. Dans l'ensemble, si cette évaluation est prise en compte, les perspectives pour la sécurité sont moroses.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes

1. Participant Observation in the United Kingdom and India, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

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