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Security and state sovereignty need to be understood as two sides of the same. Without security, state sovereignty cannot be realized and vice versa. Security and state sovereignty are part of the global understandings, institutions, and rules that are continually being negotiated by global actors, including those in the Asia-Pacific region. While some analysts and policy-makers have claimed that sovereignty is absolute, indivisible, and inalienable, the transitional societies of Cambodia and East Timor have demonstrated that sovereignty can be shared among several entities, including the United Nations. Moreover, developments in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere show that states, international organizations, and other global actors continue to redefine the meanings and understandings of security and sovereignty in their interactions with one another. (Contemp Southeast Asia/DÜI)

A review essay on books by (1) Rosemary Foot, Rights beyond Borders: The Global Community and the Struggle over Human Rights in China (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2000); (2) Michael J. Perry, The Idea of Human Rights: Four Inquiries (New York: Oxford U Press, 1998); (3) Advisory Council International Affairs, Humanitarian Intervention (The Hague, Netherlands: 2000); (4) Danish Instit International Affairs, Humanitarian Intervention: Legal and Political Aspects (Copenhagen: 1999); (5) Independent International Commission on Kosovo, The Kosovo Report (2000); & (6) Albrecht Schnabel & Ramesh Thakur (Eds), Kosovo and the Challenge of Humanitarian Intervention: Selective Indignation, Collective Action and International Citizenship (Tokyo: United Nations U Press, 2000). In a critique of the contents of these five texts, the ideals, rationalizations, & players involved in international intervention are examined. MaKinda claims a dearth of attention to NGOs' influence on policy. There is an attempt to fill that void & to note coverage included in Kosovo and the Challenge of Humanitarian Intervention. The emergence of new forms of sovereignty in the post-Cold War years is discussed. Thomas G. Weiss's argument about humanitarian values is contrasted with the views of Michael J. Perry & Michael Ignatieff. There is exploration of terms & meaning around "human rights," with a focus on the use of "strangers" to characterize aid recipients. Values & limitations found in these texts are summarized. M. C. Leary