Abstract In 2010 regional security in Southeast Asia was affected by three major developments: increased tensions in Sino-American relations, U.S. re-engagement with the region, and…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Abstract The year 2009 witnessed important initiatives by the United States and China in Southeast Asia. Evidence of some sharpening of Sino-American competition to protect…
Abstract Southeast Asian states as a group employ two general strategies to protect themselves against domination by a strong China: engagement and hedging. The hedging…
Summary Problems of internal and external security in South-East Asia have persisted as one set of competing global alignments has been succeeded by another, with…
Abstract This article discusses the structure and the functioning of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and then proceeds to analyse ABF’s achievements, expectations, as well…
Summary This book offers the most comprehensive analysis yet of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which remains the foremost dialogue forum for the promotion of…
Abstract There is growing concern that Southeast Asia is in the midst of a regional arms race. Certainly many nations in the region have been…
Abstract This article explores the relationship between global and regional governance in tackling terrorism in Southeast Asia, with particular reference to the security of nuclear,…
Abstract 2005 marks the tenth year since the ten countries of Southeast Asia declared the region a nuclear weapon-free zone. Under the new and fast…
Abstract The possibility of nuclear power in Southeast Asia to help meet huge growth in electricity demand has suddenly risen in government planning. Vietnam, Indonesia…
Summary This fully revised and updated edition of Donald E. Weatherbee’s widely praised text offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the international relations of…
Summary This edited volume analyses the naval arms race in South-East Asia, and reviews the content, purposes and consequences of the naval policies and development…
Abstract Michael Leifer’s passing over a decade ago has done little to diminish the force of his scholarly ideas and their continued relevance to the…
Abstract The primary focus of attention in the relationship over the summer was the ongoing dispute over territorial claims in the South China Sea as…
Abstract Despite the position of the United States as de facto global hegemon, China is a rising power in the world. As Chinese power grows,…
