Summary Although the role of the military in Russia has changed significantly since Soviet times, it continues to exert great influence on Russian politics, economy…
Topic: East Asian Security
Summary This book examines Russia’s external security policy under the presidencies of Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev and beyond. The Russian Federation has developed from a…
Abstract Russia has been struggling to develop a relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and to be included in Asia-Pacific regionalism. The…
Summary Russia has generally been neglected in the academic and policy discourse on regional integration in East Asia. This book fills this gap, with particular…
Summary North Korea possesses nuclear weapons, while Iran is poised to acquire them in the next decade. How the United States and other nations seek…
Abstract The period from the beginning of the Bush administration in January 2001 to the president’s October 2003 visit to four countries in Southeast Asia1…
Abstract Chinese and American policies toward mainland Southeast Asia exhibit interesting and complicated aspects as both great powers hedge against the future. Beijing has close…
Abstract This article examines contemporary US-Southeast Asia relations as the product of both longstanding forces and a transitioning regional system. First, it highlights systemic forces…
Abstract Relations between China and ASEAN have become critical as the ten Southeast Asian nations face the challenge of proximity to an emerging superpower. In…
Abstract In his article “The Geography of Peace”, Robert Ross postulates that a bipolar regional power balance has emerged in East Asia. This theory is…
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…
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…
