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Contemporary Southeast Asia articles from December 2003
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Contemporary Southeast Asia archives from December 2003
ASEAN, the declaration on conduct, and the South China Sea.
December 1, 2003... Introduction
On 4 November 2002 ASEAN signed a declaration on conduct in the South China Sea with China, which within ASEAN was regarded as a milestone. China had previously insisted on bilateral negotiations with the claimant states and...
U.S.-Malaysian relations during the Bush administration: the political, economic, and security aspects.
December 1, 2003... Bilateral Relations during the Clinton Presidency
In general, since Malaysia's independence in 1957, the United States and Malaysia have enjoyed cordial relations in trade, investment, defence, narcotics control, and cultural and...
The ASEAN-China free trade agreement and East Asian regional grouping.
December 1, 2003... Introduction
In recent years there have been calls for institutionalized regional economic cooperation in East Asia, especially in the wake of the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98. Two prominent proposals for an East Asian regional...
The Chinese (broken) U-shaped line in the South China Sea: points, lines, and zones.
December 1, 2003... Introduction
Since the emergence of international law in relation to land, air(space), and sea, points (or dots, dian), lines (xian), and zones (or planes, mian or qu), both real and imagined, have become of vital importance. The relation...
The 2004 presidential elections in Indonesia: much ado about nothing?
December 1, 2003... Is the Baggage of the Past Relevant?
Indonesia's third president, B.J. Habibie, once described the Indonesian Presidency as the most important political office in the country. In October 1998, he opined that, "according to the rules of the...
A glass half full: Indonesia-U.S. relations in the age of terror.
December 1, 2003... Introduction
In July 2003 five U.S. F-18 Hornets ventured too far into Indonesian airspace over Bawean Island in the Java sea and locked onto the Indonesian F-16s sent to intercept them. That the U.S. Ambassador, Ralph "Skip" Boyce, was...
Broadening Philippine-Australia defence relations in the post 9/11 era: issues and prospects.
December 1, 2003... September 11 and the Spectre of Terrorism
Since the terrorist Bali bombings in October 2002, Australia has been initiating various strategic initiatives to strengthen its web of bilateral defence relations in Southeast Asia. Canberra has...
The Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) phenomenon in Singapore.
December 1, 2003... Introduction
The exposure of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network in Singapore and the region, coming in the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States and the 12 October 2002 Bali bombing, may have led some to think...
Regional Security Structures in Asia.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... By Ashok Kaput. London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. 198pp.
This book makes an important contribution to the literature on the study of Asian international relations. Ashok Kaput adopts a different position on the study of this vast...
The Political Economy of Cambodia's Transition, 1991-2001.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... By Caroline Hughes, London & New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. 260pp.
For a small country, Cambodia has attracted considerable scholarly and political attention internationally. Hughes' book is another addition to the growing literature on...
Burma's Armed Forces: Power without Glory.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... By Andrew Selth. Norwalk: Conn.: EastBridge, 2002. 371 pp.
If Selth wrote this book in the mid-1970s when he was posted to the Australian Embassy in Rangoon (now Yangon) the sub-title might have been "Power with Glory". Much earlier, in the...
India as an Emerging Power.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... Edited by Sumit Ganguly. London & Portland, Oregon: Frank Cass, 2003. 233pp.
This book looks at India's potential to emerge as a major power, with contributions from eight scholars together with an introduction by the editor. It addresses...
Media and Politics in Pacific Asia.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... By Duncan McCargo. London & New York: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. 185 pp.
Duncan McCargo's book Media and Politics in Pacific Asia provides insights into the role of the media in the politics of Asia, with an in-depth examination in particular...
The Power of Institutions: Political Architecture and Governance.(Book Review)
December 1, 2003... By Andrew MacIntyre. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2003. 195 pp.
The Power of Institutions, by the Australian political scientist Andrew MacIntyre, is one of the latest books in the distinguished series in Cornell Studies in...