Contemporary Southeast Asia articles from August 2002

Contemporary Southeast Asia archives from August 2002

Civilizing the anarchical society: multilateral security processes in the Asia-Pacific.
August 1, 2002... Introduction The Asia-Pacific has blossomed in recent decades. A steadily expanding number of regional countries began to record, and to sustain, very high rates of economic growth. By the mid-1990s, the Asia-Pacific had displaced the...

Whose agenda? "Partnership" and international assistance to democratization and governance reform in Indonesia.
August 1, 2002... Introduction The fall of President Soeharto in May 1998, after thirty-two years of authoritarian rule, afforded the opportunity for international actors to become involved in processes of political reform in Indonesia. In particular,...

Towards a human rights regime in Southeast Asia: charting the course of state commitment.
August 1, 2002... Introduction Today, in Southeast Asia, redress of human rights violations may be far from being realized. However, following the Asian financial crisis in 1997 there has been modest progress in terms of the proliferation of discourse on...

Dragon on terrorism: assessing China's tactical gains and strategic losses after 11 September.
August 1, 2002... Introduction The U.S.-led war on terrorism, in the aftermath of the attacks on 11 September 2001, has radically altered the strategic landscape and ushered in new geopolitical alignments in Central, South, and Southeast Asia whose...

The role of Philippine-American relations in the global campaign against terrorism: implications for regional security.
August 1, 2002... Introduction When the United States called for global support to combat terrorism in the light of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks (hereafter referred to as 9/11), the Philippines immediately responded by granting the United States...

The legacy and lessons of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor.
August 1, 2002... Introduction During the Cold War, traditional United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations had to cope with cases of international conflict, which required the UN to monitor ceasefire agreements and buffer zones. This first generation of...

The politics of market liberalization: a comparative study of the South Korean and Philippine telecommunications service industries.
August 1, 2002... Introduction A large number of studies have examined the East Asian "developmental state" model, (1) in which the state is said to maintain its autonomy and strength, or capacity to implement effective economic policies. This thesis has,...

The national reconciliation process in Myanmar.
August 1, 2002... Introduction On 6 May 2002, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) government lifted a restriction on the movement of Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and released her from house...

Malaysia-Singapore relations: retrospect and prospect.
August 1, 2002... Introduction This article on Malaysia--Singapore bilateral relations proceeds on the assumption that the key issues involved are better analysed and evaluated within the framework of political realism. Indeed, Sheldon Simon, an American...

Politics in Southeast Asia: Democracy or Less.
August 1, 2002... Politics in Southeast Asia: Democracy or Less. By William Case. Richmond, Surrey, UK: Curzon Press, 2002. 318pp. In its aspirations and accomplishments, Politics in Southeast Asia is a much "bigger" book than its length suggests. It...

Democracy in Malaysia: Discourses and Practices.
August 1, 2002... Democracy in Malaysia: Discourses and Practices. Edited by Francis Loh Kok Wah and Khoo Boo Teik. Richmond, Surrey, U.K: Curzon Press, 2002. 274pp. This edited volume of essays examines democracy in Malaysia in the 1990s. It is both a...

East Asia Imperilled: Transnational Challenges to Security.
August 1, 2002... East Asia Imperilled: Transnational Challenges to Security. By Alan Dupont. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2001. 335pp. One of the by-products of the global "war on terror" following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in...

India's Emerging Nuclear Posture: Between Recessed Deterrent and Ready Arsenal.
August 1, 2002... India's Emerging Nuclear Posture: Between Recessed Deterrent and Ready Arsenal. By Ashley J. Tellis. Santa Monica, Calif., USA: Rand, 2001. 885pp. This book describes in a very comprehensive and substantial way India's emerging nuclear...