Two-level games on the trans-boundary river Indus: obstacles to cooperation

Rigi, Hanifeh; Warner, Jeroen

doi:10.2166/wp.2020.090

Cited by 9 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Also, the Chinese reacted to India's decision and declared it would build a huge dam on one of the Brahmaputra's branches, the Xiabuqu: as India is downstream of the Brahmaputra, whereas China is upstream, this can incite Beijing to act (using an issue linkage strategy) like India acted on the Indus (Kaushik, 2017). Indeed, as the upstream state and also Pakistan's strategic partner, China's implicit threat of retaliation to downstream India nullified the Indian issue-linkage strategy (Rigi & Warner, 2020). In such a context, it is improbable India would stop water completely.…”

Section: Discussion: Securitization and Felicitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They have gained a strong influence on their society and relied on a 'war narrative' and strong metaphors against the Indian water activity on the Indus, which can arouse people's feelings against India. They have considered water issue inseparable from the issue of Kashmir (Rigi & Warner, 2020). For instance, General Ashfaq Kayani, who regarded both the water and Kashmir as unresolved issues with India, stated that 'India will remain the focus of Pakistani military doctrine so long as Pakistan has unresolved issues with India' (Gupta, 2010).…”

Section: Discussion: Securitization and Felicitymentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Pakistan’s representation of transboundary water as a security issue

Rigi

Warner

2021

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The South Asia region is one of the most unstable in the world, having experienced multiple wars. In recent years, water disputes have intensified between this region's countries, including Pakistan and India, as water is intertwined with their security and has been securitized. Indeed, securitization is one of the strategies that has the power of representation of water as a security issue. The study examines how Pakistan has represented the Indus transboundary waters as a security issue through linguistic constructs, especially to motivate domestic audiences.

show abstract

Section: Discussion: Securitization and Felicitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussion: Securitization and Felicitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Pakistan’s representation of transboundary water as a security issue

Rigi

Warner

2021

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…With India's security agenda transformed, Modi might take radical securitization actions that result in military measures being adopted. 20 Modi has already repeatedly threatened water capture on the Indus River shared with Pakistan (Rigi and Warner 2020). Such interpretation has made the Chinese government feel that its sovereign right over water resources is being violated.…”

Section: Case Ii: China's Accelerated Policy On the Ganges-brahmaputr...mentioning

confidence: 99%

The politics of securitization: China’s competing security agendas and their impacts on securitizing shared rivers

Xie

Warner

2021

Eurasian Geography and Economics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Managing transboundary river basins proves a challenge for China when encountering disagreements with its neighbors that experience different political and social conditions. This paper analyzes what happens when China characterizes water as a security issue, examining China's fluid securitization practices, where changes can be identified indicating that the Chinese government values the various water security concerns differently. Two cases are adopted for comparison. In the case of China sharing the Mekong River, the Chinese government has shown a willingness to incorporate more issues found both inside and outside of the water sector. In contrast, in the case of the sharing of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, China's security agenda has been limited to the consideration of water availability and has led to military security concerns. The findings indicate that China's water security agenda is not only driven by a concern for water management over specific rivers, but also judgments that incorporate strategic military consideration with regard to countries that they are involved with. The case of China thus suggests that water security is a complex domain that demonstrates competing values and concerns in (de)politicizing water. Therefore, water-related security issues cannot be understood solely from an environmental policy perspective.

show abstract

“…The securitization of maritime commons and its impact are gaining increasing discussion in the maritime field [19], which can lead to the maritime commons and those issues occurring within it becoming security issues. Securitization can also reduce a state's willingness to cooperate [20]. However, sustainable fisheries management and governance need international cooperation, which relies on the willingness of all states.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conflicts and Challenges of Sustainable Fisheries Governance Cooperation under the Securitization of the Maritime Commons

Luo

Chi

2022

Fishes

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

There is a growing trend towards securitization of the maritime commons, which seriously impacts sustainable fisheries governance cooperation. This impact is mainly reflected in the fact that it undermines the effectiveness of the international legal framework for sustainable fisheries governance, which is fragmented and runs based on countries’ willingness. It makes the international legal basis for sustainable fisheries governance cooperation more fragile. As a result, countries are more inclined to take the issues of sustainable fisheries governance and its sub-issues as security-related issues or tools for achieving maritime security strategies. Ultimately, it will lead to confrontation rather than cooperation in sustainable fisheries governance. Evidence that can support this theory is from combating IUU fishing, a sub-issue of sustainable fisheries governance, in the Northeast Asia Pacific and the South China Sea. From securitization theory and international law theory perspectives, desecuritization is the core of the solutions, including the desecuritization of the maritime commons and the desecuritization of its sub-issues. In practice, desecuritization includes improving the effectiveness of the international legal framework for sustainable fisheries governance and establishing regional cooperative governance mechanisms. The result will certainly help to promote sustainable fisheries governance cooperation on a regional and global scale.

show abstract

Two-level games on the trans-boundary river Indus: obstacles to cooperation

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Pakistan’s representation of transboundary water as a security issue

Pakistan’s representation of transboundary water as a security issue

The politics of securitization: China’s competing security agendas and their impacts on securitizing shared rivers

Conflicts and Challenges of Sustainable Fisheries Governance Cooperation under the Securitization of the Maritime Commons

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About