Summary This book is the first comprehensive assessment of the linkage between the increasingly important region of Southeast Asia and the theoretical possibilities of the…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Summary In the early 1960s, fewer than five percent of Japanese owned automobiles, China’s per capita income was among the lowest in Asia, and living…
Abstract This paper focuses on selected Asian emerging economies. The study employs publications and patents as proxies for science and technology, and its analysis is…
Abstract We test for convergence in energy consumption per capita among the ASEAN-5 over the period 1971 to 2011 using the univariate and panel KPSS…
Summary The Asian Financial Crisis dramatically illustrated the vulnerability of financial markets in emerging, transitional, and advanced economies. In response, international organizations insisted that legal…
Abstract Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam recently announced that they are launching nuclear energy programs, and Malaysia and the Philippines soon may follow suit. As a…
Summary South Asia at a Crossroads is a collection of insightful articles about a number of contemporary security issues in South Asia, viewed through a…
Abstract When Indonesia announced plans several years ago to build nuclear power reactors on Java Island—only a few days after Java’s Merapi volcano had erupted—the…
Abstract The report looks at the rise of Islamist militancy and the JI network, and discusses terrorism in the region, concluding with options for U.S.…
Summary Arguing for a strategy that promises to achieve greater regional stability, this overview of security relations in the Asia-Pacific finds that current approaches by…
Summary Asia is experiencing major changes in its security relations. This book brings together respected experts to assess both the theoretical and empirical dimensions of…
Summary This thoughtful and deeply informed book assesses the background, status, and outlook of U.S. relations with the Asia-Pacific. Noted expert Robert G. Sutter takes…
Abstract This Asia Policy roundtable brings together experts and former policy practitioners to assess the opportunities and challenges arising from the United States’ strategic rebalancing…
Summary The United States has maintained military forces in the Asia Pacific region since the end of World War II and its alliances with key…
Abstract The traditional underpinnings of international relations in Asia are undergoing profound change, and the rise of China is a principal cause. Other causes include…
