ECONOMIC-GROWTH, MARINE RESOURCES AND NAVAL ARMS IN EAST-ASIA - A DEADLY TRIANGLE

This article suggests that a serious security situation is emerging in East Asia with high economic growth both increasing the demand for ma rine resources and facilitating higher expenditure on naval arms. Whil e the region is rich in marine resources, the development of these res ources is troubled by major jurisdictional problems, especially the la ck of agreed maritime boundaries. These problems are destabilising for regional security and may become more so, unless new approaches to ma rine resource management are found which are not based on sovereignty, unilateral rights and agreed boundaries. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Lt d. All rights reserved.