The Pacific Island States: Security and Sovereignty in the Post-Cold War World [Hardcover]

In the volatile post-Cold War era, the small, vulnerable states of the Pacific Islands region face several challenges to their security and sovereignty. This book focuses on these challenges, as part of an examination of security and defence issues in the region. It considers trends and issues over the last decade, and the uncertain prospects over the next. The book emphasizes political, diplomatic, and military matters, including the role of external powers, but also considers environmental, economic, and resources issues.List of Tables and Maps - Preface - Acknowledgements - Introduction: Diversity but Common Interests - Pacific in Nature as Well as Name? - Beyond 'Whose sail...on the horizon': Island State Security Perspectives - Decolonisation, Indigenous Rights, and Internal Conflicts - Environmental, Resource, and Nuclear Issues - External Actors: the Trend to Diversification - The Limits on Power: Australia and New Zealand and the Region - Intervention Contingencies: a Gap between Ends and Means? - Conclusion: an Uncertain Future - Maps - Select Bibliography - IndexSTEPHEN HENNINGHAM