The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States

Due to the Malacca Straits’ strategic centrality in contemporary regional shipping routes, the Japanese have become very concerned about the passage of ships through the area as they have increasingly attracted the attention of maritime criminals such as pirates and smugglers. This study has two obj...

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Main Authors:	Noraini Zulkifli, Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Zarina Othman
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2014
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spelling	ukm-84692016-12-14T06:47:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8469/ The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States Noraini Zulkifli, Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Zarina Othman, Due to the Malacca Straits’ strategic centrality in contemporary regional shipping routes, the Japanese have become very concerned about the passage of ships through the area as they have increasingly attracted the attention of maritime criminals such as pirates and smugglers. This study has two objectives, namely to 1) describe the background and the importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan; 2) discuss Japan’s contribution and its cooperation with the littoral states. Significantly, this study has found that, in order for Japan to protect its own national interests, it has had to take the necessary steps to strengthen diplomatic relations with littoral states as well as assisting in improving maritime security in the Malacca Straits. Based on empirical evidence, this study proposes several approaches toward improve current regional cooperation mechanisms by addressing common regional security issues. Penerbit UKM 2014-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8469/1/Noraini_Zulkifli%2C_Sharifah_Munirah_Alatas_and_Zarina_Othman_Jebat_41%282%29_%28December_2014%29.pdf Noraini Zulkifli, and Sharifah Munirah Alatas, and Zarina Othman, (2014) The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States. Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies, 41 (2). pp. 80-98. ISSN 2180-0251 http://www.ukm.my/jebat/v2/?cont=a&item=1&id_vol=53
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description	Due to the Malacca Straits’ strategic centrality in contemporary regional shipping routes, the Japanese have become very concerned about the passage of ships through the area as they have increasingly attracted the attention of maritime criminals such as pirates and smugglers. This study has two objectives, namely to 1) describe the background and the importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan; 2) discuss Japan’s contribution and its cooperation with the littoral states. Significantly, this study has found that, in order for Japan to protect its own national interests, it has had to take the necessary steps to strengthen diplomatic relations with littoral states as well as assisting in improving maritime security in the Malacca Straits. Based on empirical evidence, this study proposes several approaches toward improve current regional cooperation mechanisms by addressing common regional security issues.
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author	Noraini Zulkifli, Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Zarina Othman,
spellingShingle	Noraini Zulkifli, Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Zarina Othman, The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States
author_facet	Noraini Zulkifli, Sharifah Munirah Alatas, Zarina Othman,
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title	The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States
title_short	The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States
title_full	The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States
title_fullStr	The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States
title_full_unstemmed	The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States
title_sort	importance of the malacca straits to japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral states
publisher	Penerbit UKM
publishDate	2014
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The importance of the Malacca Straits to Japan: cooperation and contributions toward littoral States

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