Contemporary Southeast Asia articles from August 2001

Contemporary Southeast Asia archives from August 2001

Thai Foreign Policy in the Global Age: Principle or Profit?
August 1, 2001... Globalization has brought a number of challenges to Thailand's foreign policy. It is open to closer public scrutiny and the issues of democracy and human rights have also become important elements. How the country is to steer its foreign policy...

The United Nations in East Timor: Intervention at the Military Operational Level.
August 1, 2001... This is a study of a humanitarian intervention in Southeast Asia led by a neighbouring state. The focus of the article is the first month of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET) operation led by Australia on behalf of the international...

Australia and Indonesia: Rebuilding Relations After East Timor.
August 1, 2001... Australia's intervention in East Timor in late 1999 caused a major rupture in the country's relations with Indonesia, which are currently the worst they have been in three decades. Rebuilding a stable partnership with Jakarta remains...

Border Permeability and the State in Southeast Asia: Contraband and Regional Security.
August 1, 2001... In Southeast Asia, governments have increasingly tried to regulate international flows of commodities for financial, territorial, and security reasons. This article examines the relationship between borders and contraband in this arena, arguing...

The Influence of the Balance of Power Factor within the ASEAN Regional Forum.(Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
August 1, 2001... While the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) may be seen as an A SEAN attempt to expand to the wider region its approach to co-operative security, its establishment also involved power-balancing considerations. The Forum was created with the denial of...

Deterrence and Co-operation in the South China Sea.
August 1, 2001... This article explores the impact of the Spratly Islands dispute on security relations between China and Southeast Asia after the Cold War. It is argued that the dispute reflects and promotes the emergence of a regional order combining...

The Difficult Journey of Democratization in Indonesia.
August 1, 2001... Based on the current literature on democratization, democracy in Indonesia is not yet consolidated. The masses and elites need to learn to adjust their political practices and institutions to modern liberal political behaviour. This article...

The Industrialization of the Media in Democratizing Indonesia.
August 1, 2001... This article examines the transition of Indonesia's print media: from operating under a strong, paternalistic, and authoritarian state (roughly until the mid-1990s) to the current situation characterized by liberalization, a highly competitive...

The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future.(Review)
August 1, 2001... The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future. By Milton Osborne. Brisbane: Allen & Unwin, 2000. 295pp. The outside world knows little about the Mekong region, in spite of its topographical significance and large influence on the lives of...

Political Transition in Cambodia, 1991-99: Power, Elitism and Democracy.(Review)
August 1, 2001... Political Transition in Cambodia, 1991-99: Power, Elitism and Democracy. By David W. Roberts. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 2001. 259pp. Political Transition in Cambodia provides a useful and detailed account of developments within the...

Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia.(Review)
August 1, 2001... Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratization in Indonesia. By Robert W. Hefner. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2000. 286pp. It is soon apparent when reading this book that, for Robert Hefner, civil Islam is more than a...

The Asian Energy Factor: Myths and Dilemmas of Energy, Security, and the Pacific Future.(Review)
August 1, 2001... The Asian Energy Factor: Myths and Dilemmas of Energy, Security, and the Pacific Future. By Robert A. Manning. New York: Palgrave, 2000. 246pp. The end of the Cold War brought to the fore a multitude of nontraditional issues that staked...

Democracy and International Relations: Critical Theories/Problematic Practices.(Review)
August 1, 2001... Democracy and International Relations: Critical Theories/Problematic Practices. Edited by Hazel Smith. London and New York: Macmillan Press Ltd and St. Martin's Press, 2000. 278pp. Since the end of the Cold War, the themes of democracy,...

Asia's Emerging Regional Order: Reconciling Traditional and Human Security.(Review)
August 1, 2001... Asia's Emerging Regional Order: Reconciling Traditional and Human Security. Edited by William T. Tow, Ramesh Thakur and In-Taek Hyun. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 2000. 342pp. This edited volume, in its attempt to examine the...