Lyuba Zarsky Co-Director Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development Globalisation and Environment Study OECD Economics Division The Hague, The Netherlands May, 1997 Abstract:Environmental and resource management is largely the preserve of nation-states. Economic globalization, however, constrains the unilateral management capacities of nation- states and creates new imperatives on states to cooperate internationally—not only to […]
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Stuck In the Mud? Nation-States, Globalization and the Environment May 1997
Abstract Environmental and resource management is largely the preserve of nation-states. Economic globalization, however, constrains the unilateral management capacities of nation- states and creates new imperatives on states to cooperate internationally—not only to manage global resources but also to coordinate domestic environmental policies. This paper presents the hypothesis that–in the absence of effective multilateralism–economic globalization […]
Lessons of NAFTA for APEC
Lessons of NAFTA for APEC #32 Mark J. Spalding, J.D., M.P.I.A.(1) The Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development * DRAFT Please Do Not Quote or Cite Without Permission *ABSTRACT At the beginning of this decade, environmentalists truly began to discover trade issues. The debate between environmentalists and trade liberation proponents has usually been framed […]
Technological Alternatives to Reduce Acid Gas and Related Emissions from Energy-Sector Activities in Northeast Asia November, 1996
1.Introduction and Background Of the many environmental concerns currently facing the nations of Northeast Asia, the problem of “acid rain” or “acid precipitation” presents perhaps the most potent combination of immediate and ongoing impact and regional scope. “Acid rain” , (as described in more detail in other papers in this series) is a general, though […]
The Impact of a Limited Nuclear Free Zone on Deployed Nuclear Weapons in Northeast Asia
John E. Endicott Georgia Institute of Technology Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) Presented at the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, 17-19 July 1994 (Conference on Peace and Security and the Nuclear Issue in Northeast Asia) Graphics are only available in hard copy Introduction: The idea of nuclear free zones in Northeast Asia is […]
Acid Rain in a Regional Context
Peter Hayes and Lyuba Zarsky Co-Directors Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable DevelopmentN2 presented to the The Role of Science and Technology in Promoting Environmentally Sound Development Seminar Science and Technology Policy Institute/UN University Seoul, Republic of Korea June 13-15 1995 1.0 Introduction Note: this text refers to 19 overheads which are graphics not […]
Acid Rain in a Regional Context 13-15 June 1995
1.0 Introduction Note: this text refers to 19 overheads which are graphics not contained in this electronic version of the text. These overheads are available in hard copy from the Institute In section 1 of this paper, we provide a definition of the acid rain problem in Asia in technical as well as policy terms. […]
APEC, Citizen Groups and the Environment
Lyuba Zarsky CoDirector Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development I. Introduction The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) has emerged as the overarching institution in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC’s eighteen members span East Asia, Australasia and the Western Hemisphere and include the world’s fastest growing economies.1 The heart of APEC’s diplomatic agenda is the creation […]
The Domain of Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia
Lyuba Zarsky CoDirector Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development Prepared for the Sixth Annual International Conference Korea and the Future of Northeast Asia: Conflict or Cooperation? Portland State University Portland, Oregon May 4-5. 1995 I. IntroductionThe environment is emerging as a “motherhood” issue in Northeast Asia. In a region imbued with hostile legacies, the […]
The Domain of Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia
The Domain of Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia Lyuba Zarsky CoDirector Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development Prepared for the Sixth Annual International Conference Korea and the Future of Northeast Asia: Conflict or Cooperation? Portland State University Portland, Oregon May 4-5. 1995 I. IntroductionThe environment is emerging as a “motherhood” issue in Northeast Asia. […]