Abstract A discussion of maritime security in Southeast Asia focuses on the struggle against piracy/sea robbery & efforts to resolve maritime territorial/boundary disputes. The recent…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Abstract This article argues that maritime piracy in Southeast Asia has again become a problem. The rising numbers of piracy incidents that have occurred in…
Abstract Contemporary maritime security threats such as piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing are major concerns in Southeast Asia. responding to these threats have long been…
Abstract This article summarizes major political developments across Southeast Asia in 2004, focusing on electoral results & security threats from both internal & external sources.…
Abstract Following “9/11,” concerns regarding the possibility of large-scale terrorist operations against targets in the maritime environment gained an ever greater importance in international debates.…
Abstract Examines the “hedging” behavior of some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) resulting from the need to optimize economic benefits &…
Abstract This article examines why Asia’s multilateral defence diplomacy has been a relative laggard when compared to other forms of institutionalized security dialogue, and what…
Abstract Norms of behaviour may play a very important role in resolving the South China Sea dispute, and in reducing the potential for conflict. ASEAN…
Abstract The unresolved maritime claims to all, or parts, of the South China Sea involve Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Taiwan, and China, and have…
Abstract Maritime security is a major concern in the Asia Pacific, yet is riddled with highly complex “wicked problems” that have thus far defied solution.…
Abstract This article discusses the development of the “ASEAN Way”. It argues that the basis of the “ASEAN Way” is constituted by global norms, such…
Summary The member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are famed for clinging to the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of…
Summary Member states of ASEAN – the Association of South-East Asian Nations – have developed a distinctive approach to political and security co-operation, which builds…
Abstract This article reviews Michael Leifer’s contribution to the study of Southeast Asian regionalism, particularly the role of ASEAN and the ASEAN Regional Forum. Unlike…
Summary Based on primary resources, including documents and extensive interviews with Japanese policy makers, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed empirical analysis of Japan’s…
