Ralf Emmers - Security Strategies of Middle Powers in the Asia Pacific

Defence Studies

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Professor Peter J. Dean and Associate Professor Brendan Taylor

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Ralf Emmers is Professor of International Relations and Associate Dean at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His research interests cover security studies, the international institutions in the Asia Pacific, and the security and international politics of Southeast Asia. Dr Emmers is the author and editor of 11 books and monographs. His latest books include Geopolitics and Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia (2010) and Resource Management and Contested Territories in East Asia (2013). He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals such as The Pacific Review, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Asian Survey, Global Change, Peace & Security, and Australian Journal of International Affairs as well as numerous book chapters in edited volumes.

Sarah Teo is Associate Research Fellow with the Regional Security Architecture Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, and a PhD candidate at the Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interests include middle powers in the post-Cold War international system, the foreign policies of Australia and South Korea, as well as international relations in the Asia Pacific. She has published in peer-reviewed journals including International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Asian Survey, and Australian Journal of International Affairs.

Ralf Emmers and Sarah Teo

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