Maritime ‘Hotlines’ : no panacea for crisis management

• Main Author: Euan, Graham
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95082; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8912
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

‘Hotlines’ have become a de rigeur feature of regional security. They have the potential to prevent accidental war, and the escalation of maritime tensions. However, their widening scope has also masked important differences in national approach, response capacities and hence patchy utilisation rate...