Safeguarding Space Security: Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space
Safeguarding Space Security: Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research March 28, 2006 “Safeguarding Space Security: Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space” conference report now available from the Simons Centre. Co-organized by The People’s Republic of China, The Russian Federation, the Simons Centre for Disarmament […]
Where No Bomb Has Gone Before: US Space Weaponization Planning and its Implications
Where No Bomb Has Gone Before: US Space Weaponization Planning and its Implications Wade Huntley March 2, 2006 “Where No Bomb Has Gone Before: US Space Weaponization Planning and its Implications” Chapter by Wade L. Huntley, Ph.D. From In The Dilemmas of American Strategic Primacy: Implications for the Future of Canadian-American Cooperation, ed. David S. McDonough […]
Field Notes: Alice’s Story: Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions of Reconciliation in Northern Uganda
Field Notes: Alice’s Story: Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions of Reconciliation in Northern Uganda Erin Baines, Liu Faculty, UBC Justice and Reconciliation Project February 22, 2006 The Justice and Reconciliation Project (Liu Institute for Global Issues and Gulu District NGO Forum) are proud to launch their new website and to present their first issue of Field Notes: Alice’s […]
Workshop Report – America in Question: Indonesian Democracy and the Challenge of Counter-Terrorism in Southeast Asia
Workshop Report – America in Question: Indonesian Democracy and the Challenge of Counter-Terrorism in Southeast Asia Paul Evans, Liu Faculty, UBC January 29, 2006 The workshop was the third and final in a series of meetings on “Rebuilding American Security” funded by the Ford Foundation and organized by the Liu Institute for Global Issues in cooperation with partner institutions […]
Peace on Earth? Increasingly, Yes.
Peace on Earth? Increasingly, Yes. Andrew Mack December 28, 2005 Seen through the eyes of the media, the world appears an evermore dangerous place. Iraq is sliding toward civil war, the slaughter in Darfur appears unending, violent insurgencies are brewing in Thailand and a dozen other countries, and terrorism strikes again in Bali. It is […]
Barely better than nothing
Barely better than nothing Michael Byers, Professor, UBC December 13, 2005 Concessions needed to achieve a meagre compromise deprived the Montreal conference of all but the most modest results. Climate change is so terrifying that even the smallest steps toward dealing with it must be welcomed. Last week’s conference in Montreal affirmed the modest obligations […]
War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed Conflict
War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed Conflict Michael Byers, Professor, UBC November 28, 2005 In this unique and highly readable book, written for the intelligent layperson, one of the world’s leading experts in international law uses historical case studies to examine the basis on which war is waged and how the global legal environment […]
Nuclear Cooperation with India: New Challenges, New Opportunities
Nuclear Cooperation with India: New Challenges, New Opportunities Karthika Sasikumar (Former Postdoctoral Fellow, UBC), Wade Huntley November 22, 2005 This publication is available for download. To download a copy of this publication, please visit: http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/sites/liu/files/Publications/22Nov2005_Nuclear_Cooperation_with_India.pdf In November 2005, the Simons Centre convened a conference in Vancouver to explore the initial impact of the first India-US nuclear agreement of […]
Bringing home Uganda’s child warriors
Bringing home Uganda’s child warriors Lloyd Axworth & Erin Baines, Liu Faculty, UBC November 4, 2005 For the past 20 years, northern Uganda’s killing fields have been rocked and ruined by a vicious conflict between government forces and a rebel group called the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The result is one of the most excessive […]
2005 Human Security Report: War and Peace in the 21st Century
2005 Human Security Report: War and Peace in the 21st Century Human Security Centre October 17, 2005 Funded by five governments, published by Oxford University Press, and three years in the making, the Report tracks and analyses trends in political violence around the world. Its findings are sharply at odds with conventional wisdom. It shows […]
A Generation at Risk: Acholi Youth in Northern Uganda, October 2005
A Generation at Risk: Acholi Youth in Northern Uganda, October 2005 Elizabeth St. Jean, Carla Suarez October 16, 2005 A Generation at Risk: Acholi Youth in Northern Uganda, October 2005 Liu Institute for Global Issues Gulu District NGO Forum By Carla Suarez and Elizabeth St. Jean, A Generation at Risk presents the voices and experiences of internally displaced youth […]
Roco Wat I Acoli: Restoring Relationships in Acholi-land: Traditional Approaches to Justice and Reintegration
Roco Wat I Acoli: Restoring Relationships in Acholi-land: Traditional Approaches to Justice and Reintegration Justice and Reconciliation Project Erin Baines (Liu Faculty, UBC) September 15, 2005 The Liu Institute for Global Issues and the Gulu District NGO Forum, with the support of Ker Kwaro Acholi, is pleased to announce the launch of the report Roco Wat I Acoli/ […]
Workshop Report: America in Question: South Korean Democracy and the Challenge of Non-Proliferation on the Peninsula
Workshop Report: America in Question: South Korean Democracy and the Challenge of Non-Proliferation on the Peninsula Paul Evans, Liu Faculty, UBC September 9, 2005 The workshop was the first in a series of three meetings on ”Rebuilding American Security“ funded by the Ford Foundation and organized by Paul Evans, Acting Director, Liu Institute in cooperation with partner institutions […]
Special Issue – International Insights: Rwanda and the Great Lakes: Ten Years On From Genocide
Special Issue – International Insights: Rwanda and the Great Lakes: Ten Years On From Genocide Edited by Susan M. Thomson and J. Zoë Wilson July 21, 2005 This Special Issue of International Insights entitled, Rwanda and the Great Lakes: Ten Years On From Genocide (June 2005), will be of great interest to scholars and activists working towards peace in […]
The Geopolitics of ‘Resource Wars’: Resource Dependence, Governance, and Violence
The Geopolitics of ‘Resource Wars’: Resource Dependence, Governance, and Violence Edited by: Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC July 12, 2005 From the oil fields of the Persian Gulf to the diamond mines of West Africa, millions of people in resource rich countries have seen their lives devastated as a result of exploitative commercial relations, […]
Corruption, reconstruction and oil governance in Iraq
Corruption, reconstruction and oil governance in Iraq Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC June 1, 2005 Le Billon, P. (2005) “Corruption, reconstruction and oil governance in Iraq? Third World Quarterly 26(4): 679-698. With the world’s second largest oil reserves, Iraq is potentially a very prosperous country. Like many other oil-dependent countries, however, Iraq’s recent history points to […]
Northern Uganda Human Security Report
Northern Uganda Human Security Report Irene Sattarzadeh, Erin Baines (Liu Faculty, UBC), Heidi Rose May 27, 2005 This Human Security Update analyzes events surrounding the debate on peace versus justice in Northern Uganda. It examines the origins and evolution of the International Criminal Court’s investigation into the conflict and the national and local initiatives to […]
Reconstructing and reforming the financial system in conflict and ‘post-conflict’ economies
Reconstructing and reforming the financial system in conflict and ‘post-conflict’ economies Philippe Le Billon (Liu Faculty, UBC), A. Geda, Addison, T., S.M. Murshed May 1, 2005 Addison, T., A. Geda, P. Le Billon and S.M. Murshed (2005) “Reconstructing and reforming the financial system in conflict and ‘post-conflict’ economies” Journal of Development Studies 41(4): 704-720. Abstract Reconstructing the […]
International Institutions: Canada’s Role, in Canadian Values in the World Community: Building Trust, Balancing Global Politics
International Institutions: Canada’s Role, in Canadian Values in the World Community: Building Trust, Balancing Global Politics Michael Byers, Professor, UBC April 23, 2005 Michael Byers, “International Institutions: Canada’s Role,” in Canadian Values in the World Community: Building Trust, Balancing Global Politics (Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership: Calgary, 2005) pp. 129-34. Click here for the full article.
Global Corruption Report 2005 Special Focus: Corruption in Construction and Post-Conflict Resolution
Global Corruption Report 2005 Special Focus: Corruption in Construction and Post-Conflict Resolution Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC April 13, 2005 GLOBAL CORRUPTION REPORT 2005 Special Focus: Corruption in Construction and Post-Conflict Reconstruction The GCR 2005 focuses on corruption in construction and post-conflict reconstruction. The book includes expert reports on: Post-conflict reconstruction, with a detailed […]
Rethinking Women, Peace and Security: A Critique of Gender in the Canadian Human Security Agenda
Rethinking Women, Peace and Security: A Critique of Gender in the Canadian Human Security Agenda Erin Baines, Liu Faculty, UBC April 1, 2005 On the cover of Canada’s 2001 Foreign Policy for Human Security, Freedom from Fear, a photograph is presented of Afghan refugee children atop abandoned military hardware. The photograph stirs conflicting emotions of […]
China’s Conception of Energy Security: Sources and International Impacts
China’s Conception of Energy Security: Sources and International Impacts Christian Constantin March 5, 2005 China’s fast-paced economic growth can be seen both as a powerful challenge and as a unique opportunity. However, with its imports of oil rising almost exponentially while the world experiences a period of tight oil supply, many have been concerned that […]
Fuelling war. Natural resources and armed conflicts
Fuelling war. Natural resources and armed conflicts Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC March 1, 2005 Le Billon, P. (2005), Fuelling war. Natural resources and armed conflicts, Adelphi Paper 373. London: IISS & Routledge. A generous endowment of natural resources should favour rapid economic and social development. The experience of countries like Angola and Iraq, however, […]
Aid in the midst of plenty: oil wealth, misery, and advocacy in Angola
Aid in the midst of plenty: oil wealth, misery, and advocacy in Angola Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC March 1, 2005 Le Billon, P. (2005) “Aid in the midst of plenty: oil wealth, misery, and advocacy in Angola? Disasters 29(1): 1-25. This paper examines advocacy initiatives by humanitarian and human rights organisations to address problems of […]
Northern Uganda Human Security Update by Heidi Rose and Irene Sattarzadeh
Northern Uganda Human Security Update by Heidi Rose and Irene Sattarzadeh Heidi Rose, Irene Sattarzadeh February 17, 2005 This human security update outlines major issues and events from the conflict in Northern Uganda over November 2004 to mid February 2005. The update focuses on the humanitarian and security situation, the peace process, and international, regional, […]
A more secure world: Our shared responsibility by Mats Berdal, Michael Byers & Paul Heinbecker
A more secure world: Our shared responsibility by Mats Berdal, Michael Byers & Paul Heinbecker Michael Byers, Professor, UBC January 25, 2005 Berdal, Byers and Heinbecker each gives an assessment on the UN Secretary-General’s report on high-level panel on threats, challenges and change. Mats Berdal is Professor of Security and Development in the Department of […]
Between Regionalism and Regionalization: Policy Networks and the Nascent East Asian Institutional Identity
Between Regionalism and Regionalization: Policy Networks and the Nascent East Asian Institutional Identity Paul Evans, Liu Faculty, UBC January 1, 2005 The chapters in this volume share a common interest in the material forces of firm-driven trade, investment, and production that are deepening economic integration in proximate parts of continental and maritime Asia. The less-developed […]
Vulnerable Bodies: Gender, the UN and the Global Refugee Crisis
Vulnerable Bodies: Gender, the UN and the Global Refugee Crisis Erin Baines, Liu Faculty, UBC November 3, 2004 Ashgate Publishing Limited $107.72 (CDN) Examining the response of the United Nations to forced displacement in three cases, this insightful work lays bare the breach between advances in global policy on gender equality and humanitarianism and the […]
Northern Uganda Human Security Update April-August 2004
Northern Uganda Human Security Update April-August 2004 Erin Baines (Liu Faculty, UBC), Coleen Heemskerk September 16, 2004 This human security update outlines the major issues and events from the conflict in Northern Uganda during a five-month period, April to August 2004. It focuses on the humanitarian and security situation, the Ugandan government’s military strategy as […]
Human Security in East Asia: In the Beginning
Human Security in East Asia: In the Beginning Paul Evans, Liu Faculty, UBC June 30, 2004 In the pantheon of new security concepts debated in East Asia in the past decade, human security is perhaps the most controversial. It is based on the idea that the individual or community must be at least one of […]
The Inter-American Democratic Charter: Monitoring Progress and Problems
The Inter-American Democratic Charter: Monitoring Progress and Problems Max A. Cameron, Pablo Policzer May 19, 2004 The Inter-American Democratic Charter, signed by the members of the OAS on 11 September 2001, presents an unprecedented opportunity to promote and defend democracy in the Americas. On 19 May 2004, senior policy makers convened at the Carter Center […]
Canada and A Global China: From Special Relationship to Policy Partnership
Canada and A Global China: From Special Relationship to Policy Partnership Paul Evans (Liu Faculty, UBC), Yuen Pau Woo April 29, 2004 China has mattered deeply to Canadians for 130 years despite vast asymmetries in power, influence, and size, and abiding differences in culture, values, political system, and level of development. Viewed over that broad […]
The Secure City: Protecting Our Cities from Terrorist, Environmental, Other Threats in the 21st Century
The Secure City: Protecting Our Cities from Terrorist, Environmental, Other Threats in the 21st Century Liu Institute for Global Issues March 31, 2004 “Our survival depends on the survival of all cities,” said Lloyd Aworthy, senior associate of the Liu Institute for Global Issues. The Liu Institute at The University of British Columbia in collaboration […]
From free oil to ‘freedom oil? terrorism, war and US geopolitics in the Persian Gulf
From free oil to ‘freedom oil? terrorism, war and US geopolitics in the Persian Gulf Philippe Le Billon (Liu Faculty, UBC), F. El Khatib March 1, 2004 Le Billon, P. and F. El Khatib (2004) “From free oil to ‘freedom oil? terrorism, war and US geopolitics in the Persian Gulf? Geopolitics 9(1): 109-137. Oil has been a major […]
The Expectation Gap: Summary of the First Meeting of the Vancouver Dialogue
The Expectation Gap: Summary of the First Meeting of the Vancouver Dialogue Robert Adamson (LL.M .), Director, The Global Justice Program March 1, 2004 Executive Summary The idea behind the Vancouver Dialogues is to merge the experience, expertise and resources of experts from institutions, governments, civil society and funding organizations involved in international justice as […]
Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence
Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence Ernie Regehr December 1, 2003 Canadian policy has never focused on ballistic missile defence as a credible or even promising response to the threat of nuclear destruction via intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM). Even so, Canadian officials are currently engaged in extensive discussions with the United States on how ballistic missile […]
“The Hidden War, The Forgotten People”: War in Acholiland and it’s Ramifications for Peace and Security in Uganda
“The Hidden War, The Forgotten People”: War in Acholiland and it’s Ramifications for Peace and Security in Uganda October 30, 2003 The conflict in northern Uganda began on August 20, 1986 and has now gone on for nearly eighteen years without any end in sight. Whereas it was first part of a wider range of […]
An Encounter with Emma: Rethinking Security & State Sovereignty
An Encounter with Emma: Rethinking Security & State Sovereignty Lloyd Axworthy October 17, 2003 Emma is a young, thirteen year old girl from the Gulu region of Uganda who I met just over a year ago during an international conference on war-affected children held in my home city of Winnipeg. She had come all that […]
Plus Ça Change…
Plus Ça Change… Andrew Mack September 1, 2003 A critical response to the article by Adam Smith (2003) From Democracy to Conflict: The UN’s Search for Peace and Security, which claimed that there has been a shift in UN grand strategy in the 1990s from the promotion of democracy to the promotion of conflict prevention. Click here for […]
The Peace Process in Northern Uganda
The Peace Process in Northern Uganda Erin Baines, Liu Faculty, UBC June 1, 2003 In May 2003, the Liu Institute for Global Issues sent associate Dr. Erin Baines to the Northern Dialogue for Peace to assess the current status of the peace process, identify critical actors involved in this process and provide a preliminary analysis […]
Roundtable on Strengthening Regional Capacity for Conflict Resolution in West Africa: A Response to NEPAD
Roundtable on Strengthening Regional Capacity for Conflict Resolution in West Africa: A Response to NEPAD Rasheed Draman June 1, 2003 The Roundtable on Strengthening Regional Capacity for Conflict Resolution in West Africa was hosted by the African Security Dialogue and Research, (ASDR), in Accra, Ghana. Organized together with The Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC […]
Buying peace or fuelling war: the role of corruption in armed conflicts
Buying peace or fuelling war: the role of corruption in armed conflicts Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC May 1, 2003 Le Billon, P. (2003) “Buying peace or fuelling war: the role of corruption in armed conflicts? Journal of International Development 15 (4), 413-26. Although corruption may have a corrosive effect on economies and rule-based institutions, it […]
When Aspiration Exceeds Capability: The UN and Conflict Prevention
When Aspiration Exceeds Capability: The UN and Conflict Prevention Kathryn Furlong, Andrew Mack May 1, 2003 Conflict prevention is enshrined in Paragraph 1, Article 1 of the UN Charter, which refers to the need for ”effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace and for the suppression of acts of […]
Matières premières, violences et conflits armés
Matières premières, violences et conflits armés Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC April 1, 2003 Le Billon, P. (2003) “Matières premières, violences et conflits armés? Tiers Monde XLIV (174): 297-321. A number of armed conflicts in the third world are financed with raw materials. The relative importance of such income is on the increase, given the diminishing […]
The political ecology of war and resource exploitation
The political ecology of war and resource exploitation Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC April 1, 2003 Abstract Throughout the 1990s, many armed groups have relied on revenues from natural resources such as oil, timber, or gems to substitute for dwindling Cold War sponsorship. Resources not only financed, but in some cases motivated conflicts, and […]
A Sustainable Climate Policy
A Sustainable Climate Policy Hadi Dowlatabadi, Liu Faculty, UBC January 11, 2003 Climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are far from the daily concerns of Canadians. A sustainable climate policy can only be built by explicitly addressing the core concerns of industry, communities and citizens. Here we present policy options that support core concerns […]
Logging in muddy waters: the politics of forest exploitation in Cambodia
Logging in muddy waters: the politics of forest exploitation in Cambodia Philippe Le Billon, Liu Faculty, UBC December 1, 2002 Le Billon, P. (2002) “Logging in muddy waters: the politics of forest exploitation in Cambodia? Critical Asian Studies 34(4), 563-586 “Logging in Muddy Waters” analyzes the boom in forest exploitation that characterized the 1990s in Cambodia, focusing […]
A Call for Action in Northern Uganda: An Update to the Assessment Mission to Northern Uganda of February 2002
A Call for Action in Northern Uganda: An Update to the Assessment Mission to Northern Uganda of February 2002 Patricia Spittal, Fabius Okumu LLM, Geoffrey Oyat October 1, 2002 PREFACE This report is a call for urgent action in Northern Uganda. Large numbers of innocent civilians have been killed in the conflict since March 2002, […]
Conflict in Africa: the cost of peaceful behavior
Conflict in Africa: the cost of peaceful behavior Philippe Le Billon (Liu Faculty, UBC), Tony Addison, S. Mansoob Murshed September 1, 2002 Addison, T., P. Le Billon and M. Murshed (2003) “Conflict in Africa: the cost of peaceful behavior? Journal of African Economies 11(3), 365-86. Abstract War provides economic opportunities, such as the capture of valuable natural […]
Civil War: Academic Research and the Policy Community
Civil War: Academic Research and the Policy Community Andrew Mack June 1, 2002 This article argues that the academic conflict research community has far less impact on the policy community than the importance of its work deserves and provides a number of recommendations to improve the policy impact of conflict research. Click here for the full article. […]
Canadian Armed Forces Under US Command
Canadian Armed Forces Under US Command Michael Byers, Professor, UBC April 25, 2002 It has been revealed that negotiations are under way to place a substantial part of the Canadian armed forces – land and sea forces as well as air – under the operational control of a permanent, integrated, US-led command structure. The announced […]
A Consultation on Circumpolar Issues
A Consultation on Circumpolar Issues Hadi Dowlatabadi (Liu Faculty, UBC), ACX/Simon, Lloyd Axworthy April 10, 2002 The Arctic consultation was attended by a diverse group of participants including physical scientists, social scientists, practitioners and government. Three speakers introduced the agenda for discussion. The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy (Liu Institute) framed the day’s discussion by giving a […]
Prevention of an Arms Race in Outerspace
Prevention of an Arms Race in Outerspace Lloyd Axworthy April 4, 2002 The architecture of arms control and disarmament agreements is under challenge. Direct challenges to existing and pending treaties these days are in fact part of a larger pattern – the undermining of security, environmental, and human rights regimes. Against this background, the prevention […]
Findings of Oxfam’s Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan and on its Borders
Findings of Oxfam’s Independent Fact-Finding Mission on the Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan and on its Borders Lloyd Axworthy et al. November 6, 2001 The name Afghanistan is ever-present on the lips of politicians and the television screens of the world. But the Afghan people and the terrible humanitarian crisis they suffer has been all but […]
The Missile Defence Debate: Guiding Canada’s Role
The Missile Defence Debate: Guiding Canada’s Role February 15, 2001 The following report is a summary and analysis of the Consultation on the Impact of National Missile Defence on Global Nuclear Policy that was held Feb. 16, 2001, at the Liu Centre. The meeting, co-sponsored through the generosity of The Simons Foundation of Vancouver, brought […]
Potential, Not Proliferation
Potential, Not Proliferation Andrew Mack January 3, 2000 This article examines the potential for several Northeast Asia countries that have the technical expertise to be considered virtual nuclear powers and who could acquire nuclear weapons in a relatively short period of time. Click here to link to the article.
Law, Knowledge and National Interests in Trade Disputes: The Case of Softwood Lumber
Law, Knowledge and National Interests in Trade Disputes: The Case of Softwood Lumber George Hoberg, Paul Howe June 13, 1999 Click here to view the paper. The impact of international trade agreements on domestic policy autonomy will depend in larger part on the operation of the dispute settlement mechanisms established by these agreements. This paper examines […]
Asia Pacific Arms Buildups Part One: Scope, Causes and Problems
Asia Pacific Arms Buildups Part One: Scope, Causes and Problems November 1, 1997 This publication is available for download. To download a copy of this publication, please visit: http://liu.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Asia-Pacific-Part-One.pdf This paper examines the scope, nature and causes of recent conventional arms acquisitions in the Asia Pacific region and identifies current or prospective developments about which Canada […]
Asia Pacific Arms Buildups Part Two: Prospects for Control
Asia Pacific Arms Buildups Part Two: Prospects for Control November 1, 1997 This publication is available for download. To download a copy of this publication, please visit: http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/sites/liu/files/7ShannonSelin.pdf This paper is a follow-on to a companion piece (Working Paper No. 6) that examined the scope,nature and causes of recent conventional arms acquisitions in the Asia Pacific […]
Chinese Naval Power and East Asian Security
Chinese Naval Power and East Asian Security Elizabeth Speed August 1, 1997 This publication can be downloaded here (limited access only). This paper examines the evolution of Chinese naval power and its consequent impact on East Asian security. Viewed historically, the 1970s marked a key turning point in the national recognition of Chinese maritime interests and […]
The Evolution of Cooperative Security: Canada and the Human Dimension of the CSCE, 1973-1994
The Evolution of Cooperative Security: Canada and the Human Dimension of the CSCE, 1973-1994 Cathal J. Nolan April 1, 1997 This publication is available for download. To download a copy of this publication, please visit: http://liu.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Cathal-J.-Nolan-Cooperative-Security.pdf This working paper traces the evolution of the following concerns with the CSCE/OSCE process: (1) the influence of liberal ideas […]
New Powers, Old Patterns: Dangers of the Naval Buildup in the Asia Pacific Region
New Powers, Old Patterns: Dangers of the Naval Buildup in the Asia Pacific Region March 1, 1997 This publication is available for download. To download a copy of this publication, please visit: http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/sites/liu/files/9MichaelWallaceandCharlesMeconis.pdf This paper addresses the issue of the naval arms buildup in the Asia Pacific region and the frequently-expressed fears that it might turn […]