International Cooperation for SLOC Security

TLDR: In order to invigorate the investment of capital that accelerates the flow of manufactured goods, a stable trade order must be maintained as mentioned in this paper, and both secure maritime shipping, as well as regional stability must be ensured.

Abstract: Since the summer of 1997, regional economic troubles have besieged the Asia-Pacific region. Until this current crisis, however, rapid economic development drove the states of the region to become increasingly united within the Asia-Pacific region and linked the areas via the seas. To date, the basis of economic activity has resided with the steady flow of shipping of essential daily goods such as energy and food resources. When capital investments enter the region, the rising flow of manufactured goods supplement fundamental regional trade patterns, engendering even more prosperity for the region. Many expect this trend of a regional economic orientation toward maritime shipping to expand even further in the next century, once the region breaks out of the on-going economic crisis.In order to invigorate the investment of capital that accelerates the flow of manufactured goods, a stable trade order must be maintained. To that end, both secure maritime shipping, as well as regional stability must be ensured ...