Jane's sentinel security assessment: Southeast Asia

COVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT: Provides a detailed analysis of each of the 11 countries in Southeast Asia (ASEAN 10 plus East Timor). The regional overview considers ASEAN, the influence of the Sino-US relation, regional economic developoment, democratisation, Islamism, communal violence, national separatism, political insurgencies and the avian flu outbreak. Each country entry includes an executive summary with risk pointers; a brief country profile; and sections on geography, climate, natural resources, demography, infrastructure - transportation and communications, internal affairs - politics, internal threats, human rights, external affairs - significant developments, external threat assessment, international relations, country-specific relations, defence spending, armed forces - weapons, policy, chain of command, doctrine and strategy; army; air force; navy; security and foreign forces; procurement; defence production and R & D; and main economic indicators. Indonesia's entry includes sections on Papua, Maluku, Kalimantan, and Aceh.