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…
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…
