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The Transformation of Security in the Asia/Pacific Region
Desmond Ball, Desmond Ball
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The Transformation of Security in the Asia/Pacific Region
Desmond Ball, Desmond Ball
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The security architecture of the Asia/Pacific region is in a profound transformation. Such changes are not without problems, which are discussed here.
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(Page numbers in italics refer to figures; n refers to a page with a chapter endnote of value.)
arms acquisitions, Asia/Pacific 1–2, 8–9, 21–2, 23, 93, 114, 116, 147–57, 159, 160–2, 222–3, 227; an ‘arms race’? 6–7, 9, 22–3, 38, 124–5, 130, 134–5, 140–1, 143, 167–8, 171, 183–5; motivations for 162–6, 197n
arms sales, suppliers 166, 227
Asia, eastern, as a region 211–14
Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum 12, 36, 47, 74, 80, 81, 88, 110, 137, 140, 202, 208, 209, 224, 228–31
Asia/Pacific, as a region 220–1; definition of 202–3
Asian Development Bank 110
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): arms acquisitions within 124–5, 135–6, 140–1, 143, 148, 149–50, 152–3; ASEAN Declaration on the South China Sea 132, 223; ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) 47, 138, 188, 189; ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference (PMC) 80, 139–40, 169, 223; ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) 48, 128, 137, 139–40, 168, 169–70, 186–7, 204–5, 210, 224, 228; disputes, distrust among members 40, 47, 131–2, 136, 138, see also regional disputes, actual or potential; economic development policies and internal trade 46–7, 187–90, 198–9n; security role, security perceptions of 8, 10–11, 27, 47, 71, 81, 88, 125–7, 132–4, 136–43, 169–70, 175–6, 185–7, 191, 204
Australia: defence expenditure, policies 123, 141–2, 168, 184; defence industry 45; political system 59
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