A dangerous synergy: Energy securitization, great power rivalry and strategic stability in the Asian century

Pacific Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-38

  Phillips, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific security; economic security; Energy security; Great Power rivalry; securitization

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; GEOPOLITICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICAL POWER; POWER RELATIONS; REGIONAL SECURITY;

ASIA;

EID: 84874179265     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512748.2013.755362     Document Type: Article

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