TY - BOOK AU - EMMERS Ralf TI - Non traditional security in the Asia pacific: the dynamics of securitisation SN - 9812103473 (pbk): PY - 2004/// CY - Singapore PB - Eastern University Press KW - NON TRADITIONAL SECURITY THREATS KW - ASIA PACIFIC KW - PEOPLE TRAFFICKING KW - AUSTRALIA KW - SINGAPORE KW - PIRACY KW - MARITIME SECURITY KW - DRUG TRAFFICKING KW - THAILAND N2 - This report attempts to understand why and how some issues are regarded as security threats, and how this translates into policy implementation. Three cases are considered: Thailand's securitisation of drug trafficking, Singapore's securitisation of piracy and maritime terrorism, and Australia's securitisation of people smuggling. The studies consider different levels or aspects of securitisation: the rhetoric used in each case, efforts made to achieve bilateral cooperation with the most concerned neighbouring states, and finally how each country also tried to obtain multilateral cooperation with thier policies ER -