ENGLISH

South Asia's Weak States: Understanding the Regional Insecurity Predicament

By T. V. Paul

Book information

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780804762205, 9780804762212, 9780804778534, 2010011547
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
970 kB (993618 bytes)
Series
Stanford Security Studies
Pages
354\0
Time added
2022-08-04 11:15:22

Description

South Asia, which consists of eight states of different sizes and capabilities, is characterized by high levels of insecurity at the inter-state, intra-state, and human level: insecurity that is manifest in both traditional and non-traditional security problems―especially transnational terrorism fuelled by militant religious ideologies. To explain what has caused and contributed to the perpetual insecurity and human suffering in the region, this book engages scholars of international relations, comparative politics, historical sociology, and economic development, among others, to reveal and analyze the key underlying and proximate drivers. It argues that the problems are driven largely by two critical variables: the presence of weak states and weak cooperative interstate norms. Based on this analysis and the conclusions drawn, the book recommends specific policies for making the region secure and for developing the long lasting inter- and intra-state cooperative mechanisms necessary for the perpetuation of that security.

Similar books