Nicholas Tarling is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Auckland and longstanding Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute. He has published more than 50 books and about 90 articles and is a renowned specialist in Southeast Asian history.Xin Chen is a Political Scientist and Research Fellow at the New Zealand Asia Institute of the University of Auckland. Her research interests focus on East Asian regional affairs, Chinese politics, and China in East Asian regional integration.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Maritime Security and Piracy.- 3. The Straits of Malacca: Malaysia’s Threat Perception and Strategy for Maritime Security.- 4. Securitising Piracy and Maritime Terrorism along the Malacca and Singapore Straits: Singapore and the Importance of Facilitating Factors.- 5. The Challenges of Maritime Security Cooperation in the Straits of Malacca: Another Singapore Perspective.- 6. The Seas of Our Insecurity: Ordinary versus State Discourses on Maritime and Human Security in the Philippines.- 7. Japan’s Maritime Security—Continuity and Post-Cold War Evolution.- 8. Charting Thailand’s Maritime Security Policies from 1932 to 2012: A Liberal International Relations Perspective.- 9. Sea Power and Maritime Disputes: China’s Internal Discourses.

Nicholas Tarling is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Auckland and longstanding Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute. He has published more than 50 books and about 90 articles and is a renowned specialist in Southeast Asian history.Xin Chen is a Political Scientist and Research Fellow at the New Zealand Asia Institute of the University of Auckland. Her research interests focus on East Asian regional affairs, Chinese politics, and China in East Asian regional integration.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Maritime Security and Piracy.- 3. The Straits of Malacca: Malaysia’s Threat Perception and Strategy for Maritime Security.- 4. Securitising Piracy and Maritime Terrorism along the Malacca and Singapore Straits: Singapore and the Importance of Facilitating Factors.- 5. The Challenges of Maritime Security Cooperation in the Straits of Malacca: Another Singapore Perspective.- 6. The Seas of Our Insecurity: Ordinary versus State Discourses on Maritime and Human Security in the Philippines.- 7. Japan’s Maritime Security—Continuity and Post-Cold War Evolution.- 8. Charting Thailand’s Maritime Security Policies from 1932 to 2012: A Liberal International Relations Perspective.- 9. Sea Power and Maritime Disputes: China’s Internal Discourses.

Nicholas Tarling is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Auckland and longstanding Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute. He has published more than 50 books and about 90 articles and is a renowned specialist in Southeast Asian history.Xin Chen is a Political Scientist and Research Fellow at the New Zealand Asia Institute of the University of Auckland. Her research interests focus on East Asian regional affairs, Chinese politics, and China in East Asian regional integration.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Maritime Security and Piracy.- 3. The Straits of Malacca: Malaysia’s Threat Perception and Strategy for Maritime Security.- 4. Securitising Piracy and Maritime Terrorism along the Malacca and Singapore Straits: Singapore and the Importance of Facilitating Factors.- 5. The Challenges of Maritime Security Cooperation in the Straits of Malacca: Another Singapore Perspective.- 6. The Seas of Our Insecurity: Ordinary versus State Discourses on Maritime and Human Security in the Philippines.- 7. Japan’s Maritime Security—Continuity and Post-Cold War Evolution.- 8. Charting Thailand’s Maritime Security Policies from 1932 to 2012: A Liberal International Relations Perspective.- 9. Sea Power and Maritime Disputes: China’s Internal Discourses.