Interpreting recent military modernizations in Southeast Asia: cause for alarm or business as usual?/

OOI Tjin-Kai

Interpreting recent military modernizations in Southeast Asia: cause for alarm or business as usual?/ MAJ Ooi Tjin-Kai - 2012

Observers of the security situation in the Asia-Pacific and more specifically Southeast Asia have recently commented on the various force modernization programs that have been taking place. While there are varying opinions as to their impact on regional security, there is a largely consistent perception that significant changes have begun over the course of the last decade.


SOUTHEAST ASIA--SINGAPORE
MILITARY POLICY