Summary This book offers the most comprehensive analysis yet of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), which remains the foremost dialogue forum for the promotion of…
Topic: East Asian Security
Abstract There is growing concern that Southeast Asia is in the midst of a regional arms race. Certainly many nations in the region have been…
Summary This fully revised and updated edition of Donald E. Weatherbee’s widely praised text offers a clear and comprehensive introduction to the international relations of…
Abstract Michael Leifer’s passing over a decade ago has done little to diminish the force of his scholarly ideas and their continued relevance to the…
Abstract Despite the position of the United States as de facto global hegemon, China is a rising power in the world. As Chinese power grows,…
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 Examines the “hedging” behavior of some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) resulting from the need to optimize economic benefits &…
Summary This is a groundbreaking analysis of China’s territorial disputes, exploring the successes and failures of negotiations that have taken place between its three neighbours,…
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…
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…
Summary 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of the revision of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, making Japan one of the United States’s longest and most important…
