Linking trade and security: Evolving institutions and strategies in Asia, Europe, and the United States by Vinod K. Aggarwal and Kristi Govella

• Main Author: GAO, Henry S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Asian Studies; International Trade Law; Securities Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3838; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5796/viewcontent/linking_trade_and_security_evolving_institutions_and_strategies_in_asia_europe_and_the_united_states_by_vinod_k_aggarwal_and_kristi_govella_eds_new_york_springer_s.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Trade and security, while seemingly unrelated, have had a long and complicated relationship. On the one hand, trade has often been used as a means to enhance the security of the state. For example, the famous Silk Road was created and maintained by the Han Dynasty to seek allies to help defend itself against the Huns. On the other hand, security has been deemed as an important safeguard to trade, as is shown by the prevalence of the ‘Gunboat Diplomacy’ in the nineteenth century