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The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975
John D. Ciorciari
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Description for The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975
Paperback. A study that explores how small states and middle powers of Southeast Asia ensure their security in a world where they are overshadowed by greater powers. It also discusses how limited alignments in the developing world may affect the future course of international security as China and other rising powers gather influence on the world stage. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 map, 11 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
The Limits of Alignment is an engaging and accessible study that explores how small states and middle powers of Southeast Asia ensure their security in a world where they are overshadowed by greater powers. John D. Ciorciari challenges a central concept in international relations theory - that states respond to insecurity by either balancing against their principal foes, bandwagoning with them, or declaring themselves neutral. Instead, he shows that developing countries prefer limited alignments that steer between strict neutrality and formal alliances to obtain the fruits of security cooperation without the perils of undue dependency. Ciorciari also ... Read more
The Limits of Alignment is an engaging and accessible study that explores how small states and middle powers of Southeast Asia ensure their security in a world where they are overshadowed by greater powers. John D. Ciorciari challenges a central concept in international relations theory - that states respond to insecurity by either balancing against their principal foes, bandwagoning with them, or declaring themselves neutral. Instead, he shows that developing countries prefer limited alignments that steer between strict neutrality and formal alliances to obtain the fruits of security cooperation without the perils of undue dependency. Ciorciari also ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
517g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589016965
SKU
V9781589016965
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About John D. Ciorciari
John D. Ciorciari is an assistant professor at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. He was previously a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Shorenstein Fellow at the Asia-Pacific Research Center, both at Stanford University.
Reviews for The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975
Draws from an impressive selection of secondary sources ... For those who are interested in constructing grand theoretical structures through which to understand foreign relations, Ciorciari's book is of clear value. It adds complexity to a particular view of the world and, crucially, emphasizes the agency of state actors in countries that are assigned the 'developing country' label. South East ... Read more