The term ‘comprehensive security’ goes beyond simplifications such as ‘us’ and ‘them’; it accounts for all aspects vital to national stability; food, energy, environment, communication and social security.
Confidence building methods, preventive diplomacy, energy security, second order cybernetics, transparancy of financial markets are all means to enhance overall stability. Comprehensive Security has become a concept particularly suited for a continent with many powerful countries. An important contribution to one of the key issues of contemporary (Asian) politics.