TY - BOOK AU - WILSON Isaiah AU - FOREST James J.F TI - Handbook of defence politics: international and comparative perspectives SN - 9781857434439 (hbk) : PY - 2008/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - DEFENCE POLICY KW - INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS KW - NATIONAL ASPECTS KW - INTERNATIONAL SECURITY KW - DEFENCE COOPERATION KW - COLLECTIVE SECURITY KW - REGIONAL SECURITY N2 - Defence policies are one of the principle factors in international politics and international relations. This book comprises 30 papers on national, regional and international aspects of defence politics. Among them are papers on defence politics of China, Korea, Taiwan, on the ABCA relationship, on defence policy in strategic Asia, nuclear weapons and stability in Asia, NATO, and the United Nations.Contributors generally have military and/or academic backgrounds. Both the editors are West Point personnel ER -