Abstract: The term ‘arc of instability’ was first used in 1999 to describe the security challenges facing the South Pacific. It subsequently came to dominate…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Abstract: There is a growing consensus among defence planners that Australia is in need of a new defence policy that better suits the strategic realities…
Abstract: India and Indonesia recently upgraded bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, a move that comes on the eve of 70 years of diplomatic…
Abstract: The Russia-ASEAN summit being held in Sochi on 19-20 May 2016 to mark twenty years of Russia’s dialogue partnership with ASEAN is a further…
Abstract: The Japanese government has spent considerably more diplomatic energy on national security and foreign economic policy initiatives beyond north-east Asia over the last decade.…
Abstract: This dictionary provides a comprehensive and ready guide to the key concepts, issues, persons, and technologies related to the nuclear programmes of India and…
Abstract: The nation-states that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are widely described to be peaceful in their relations with each other, so…
Abstract: Asia is a leading consumer of arms, and some of the most modern and most advanced armaments are finding their way into the inventories…
Abstract: In this paper, we use new data on military expenditure (milex) compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) to investigate the relationship…
Continue reading Markowski, Stefan, Satish Chand, and Robert Wylie
Abstract: Malaysia, being a small state in its asymmetrical relations with both the United States and China, is caught in a difficult position in the…
Abstract: Why has the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) proved so durable as a regional organisation given the many challenges it has faced since…
Abstract: China’s ambitious global infrastructure investment plan, embodied in the Belt and Road Initiative and backed by massive financial resources, is an attempt to secure…
Abstract: The massive overseas expansion of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is a central aspect of China’s ‘rise’ to great-power status. There is significant disagreement, however,…
Abstract: The size of a nuclear reactor has increased from below 300 MWe to more than 1000 MWe to achieve better economies of scale since…
Abstract: “Countering North Korean Procurement Networks through Financial Measures: The Role of Southeast Asia,” highlights how North Korea has exploited weak financial controls in the…
