Conflict Management, Security and Intervention in East Asia: Third-Party Mediation and Intervention between China and Taiwan

Few regions are as potentially explosive and as likely to pose so serious a threat to international security as East Asia. This new volume explores the sources and manifestations of such tensions, with a special focus on the key relationship between China and Taiwan.The following core themes are examined in detail:- general and NGO approaches to third party mediation in conflict situations- regional conflict management approaches in East Asia- third party interventions in the context of Beijing-Taipei.The Korean Peninsula, the Taiwan Strait, and the South China Sea are all complex issues that need careful conflict management. The editors of this book examine third-party mediation experiences from both theoretical and historical/practical perspectives, arguing that third party mediation is of great significance for regional peace and stability in East Asia, especially the important case of Taiwan-China.Conflict Management, Security and Intervention in East Asiawill be of interest to students of regional security, peace studies, conflict studies and international relations.Bercovitch, Jacob is the author of 'Conflict Management, Security and Intervention in East Asia: Third-Party Mediation and Intervention between China and Taiwan', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415403535 and ISBN 0415403537.