Contemporary Southeast Asia articles from April 2006

Contemporary Southeast Asia archives from April 2006

Non-proliferation and counterterrorism cooperation in Southeast Asia: meeting global obligations through regional security architectures?
April 1, 2006... The prevention of catastrophic terrorism, the consequences of which were witnessed so graphically on 11 September 2001 (9/11), calls for international cooperation on a scale and at a level never witnessed before. Although security priorities...

Resolving internal conflicts in Southeast Asia: domestic challenges and regional perspectives.
April 1, 2006... I know you don't believe 100% of all I have been telling you. In the same way, I don't believe 100% of all you have told me over the months. You can make promises. I can make promises. What really matters is what takes place...

Ethnic or religious cleavage? investigating the nature of the conflict in Southern Thailand.
April 1, 2006... Introduction The wave of violence in Southern Thailand (1) that began in January 2004 has continued unabated to date. Nearly 2,000 attacks have taken place in the region and the bloodshed has claimed almost 1,000 victims. (2) Media reports...

New Chinese leadership in Malaysia: the contest for the MCA and Gerakan presidency.(Malaysian Chinese Association)
April 1, 2006... Introduction: No Contest In the past decade, party elections in Malaysia are normally non-events because the top party posts tend to be either uncontested or tame affairs where the challenger was not taken seriously. This has meant that...

Indonesia seven years after Soeharto: party system institutionalization in a new democracy.
April 1, 2006... It is often said, following Samuel Huntington, that it is not the first elections after the fall of an authoritarian regime that matter; instead, the path to democracy is seen to be assured only after second elections have been completed. (1)...

Collective action problems and regional integration in ASEAN.(Association of Southeast Asian Nations )
April 1, 2006... Regionalism and regional integration have been one of the most dynamic phenomena in the current international setting. Since the early 1990s the initiative to develop and strengthen regional institutions has intensified on a global scale. This...

Japan's human security role in Southeast Asia.
April 1, 2006... Tokyo's traditional security role in post-Cold War Southeast Asia remains an indirect one: supporting Washington's regional presence through the US-Japan Alliance and providing military bases for US forces in Japan. That the US military is able...

Conflict and Terrorism in Southern Thailand.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Conflict and Terrorism in Southern Thailand. By Rohan Gunaratna, Arabinda Acharya, and Sabrina Chua. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish International, 2005. Softcover: 209pp. The resurgence of violence that flared up in Thailand's predominantly...

Realism and Interdependence in Singapore's Foreign Policy.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Realism and Interdependence in Singapore's Foreign Policy. By N. Ganesan. London and New York: Routledge, 2005. Hardcover: 179 pp. This book forms part of the "Politics in Asia" series formerly edited by Michael Leifer with an impressive...

The Indonesian Presidency: The Shift from Personal toward Constitutional Rule.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... The Indonesian Presidency: The Shift from Personal toward Constitutional Rule. By Angus McIntyre. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005. Softcover: 303pp. Combining political history with political psychology, McIntyre analyses...

Spirited Politics: Religion and Public Life in Contemporary Southeast Asia.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Spirited Politics: Religion and Public Life in Contemporary Southeast Asia. Edited by Andrew C. Wilford and Kenneth M. George. Ithaca, New York: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 2005. Softcover: 210pp. Contrary to common...

UN Peace Operations and Asian Security.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... UN Peace Operations and Asian Security. Edited by Mely Caballero-Anthony and Amitav Acharya. London and New York: Routledge, 2005. Hardcover: 146pp. The literature on UN peacekeeping has attempted historically to be as holistic and global...

Strategic Asia 2005-06: Military Modernization in an Era of Uncertainty.(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Strategic Asia 2005-06: Military Modernization in an Era of Uncertainty. Edited by Ashley J. Tellis and Michael Wills. Seattle and Washington, DC: National Bureau of Asian Research, 2005. Softcover: 461 pp. The National Bureau of Asian...