Security strategies in the Asia-Pacific
Subtitle: the United States' "second front" in Southeast Asia
By: Andrew T H Tan
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780230116832
Subjects: International Security; Politics and government; Terrorism; Insurgency
Description: After 9/11, the U.S.-led global war on terrorism has intruded into an already complex security environment in the Malay archipelago, home to the world's largest population of Muslims, with the potential to catalyze or unleash further dynamics that could destabilize the region. This book argues that, given the existence of a discrete Malay archipelago security complex, with its security linkages and interactive dynamics, it is a fallacy for the United States to approach this region primarily through the prism of global counter-terrorism. Instead, any strategic policy towards the region needs to be founded upon a deep appreciation of the existing Malay archipelago security complex.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-255) and index.
Table of contents: title: Terrorism and security in the Malay archipelago; title: Terrorism; title: Insurgencies; title: Maritime security; title: Great power rivalries; title: The regional arms build-up.