Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction xiii
5. PART I: SOUTHEAST ASIA AND REGIONAL SECURITY AFTER THE COLD WAR
6. 1. Sino-Vietnamese Reconciliation: Cause for Celebration? 3
7. 2. Asia-Pacific Security Comes under ASEAN’s Scrutiny 6
8. 3. East Asian Security Means Dialogue and US Will 10
9. 4. Where is Myanmar Headed? 14
10. 5. What Indonesian Stability Means to the ASEAN Region 20
11. 6. Democratic Peace Theory and Asia: The Jury is Still Out 24
12. 7. ASEAN’s Achievements are Endangered by Continuing Crisis 28
13. 8. Surprising, Squabbling, Peaceful ASEAN 31
14. 9. Fast SARS Action Shows ASEAN Not Just a Talk Shop 35
15. PART II: AGE OF TERRORISM, WAR IN IRAQ
16. 10. The Changing Face of International Relations as America Combats Terrorism 41
17. 11. There is Method to Howard’s Madness 45
18. 12. A Not So Happy New Year? 48
19. 13. Singapore’s Stand on Iraq: Clear and Forthright 52
20. 14. Sept 11: Two Years On, Southeast Asia Breaks Terrorism’s Deadly Lock 56
21. 15. US Bungling Makes Iraq a Problem for the World 62
22. 16. Iraq is Not Like Vietnam — For Now 65
23. 17. Losers and Winners in the Iraq War 69
24. 18. Is Bangladesh Waking Up to Danger of Islamic Militancy? 73
25. 19. Pakistan Faces a Gathering Storm 77
26. 20. Southeast Asia Succeeds in Keeping Terrorism at Bay 81
27. PART III: THE BIG BOYS OF ASIAN GEOPOLITICS
28. 21. China Needs to Act Like a Good Neighbour 87
29. 22. On Balance, America is Benign 91
30. 23. Resoluteness Alone Will Not Solve Bush’s Security Woes 95
31. 24. India Has a Key Role in Asia’s Power Balance 99
32. 25. China, Japan Must Meet and Talk More 104
33. 26. India’s Ascent: Rocky Path Ahead 108
34. 27. America’s Security Strategy and the “Long War” on Terror 112
35. 28. A Weaker America Could Allow the Quiet Rise of China 117
36. 29. ASEAN as a Geopolitical Player 121
37. 30. China: A Powerhouse in Search of Grace 125
38. 31. Security Treaty Signals Closer Canberra- Jakarta Ties 128
39. 32. The Wagah Border: From Division to Bridge 132
40. 33. Fix the Gaping Holes in India’s Security 136
41. 34. Chiang Kai-shek’s Legacy Lives On in China 139
42. 35. Asia-Pacific Security: The Danger of Being Complacent 142
43. PART IV: REMEMBERANCES OF CONFLICTS PAST
44. 36. Turning Point in the Vietnam War 149
45. 37. The Malayan Emergency: Of Plots, Plotters and Protagonists 153
46. Acknowledgements 157
47. Index 161
48. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 172