TY - BOOK AU - M GHAZEMY Mahmud TI - Asian defence yearbook 2009 SN - 0126-6403 PY - 2009/// KW - REGIONAL SECURITY KW - ASIA PACIFIC REGION KW - ARMED FORCES KW - AUSTRALIA KW - BANGLADESH KW - BRUNEI KW - CAMBODIA KW - CHINA KW - INDIA KW - INDONESIA KW - JAPAN KW - MALAYSIA KW - BURMA KW - NEW ZEALAND KW - KOREA KW - PAKISTAN KW - PHILIPPINES KW - SINGAPORE KW - SRI LANKA KW - TAIWAN KW - THAILAND KW - VIETNAM N2 - Part of the Asian Defence Journal subscription, this yearbook provides an overview of the defence force throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Divided into 3 sections: Section 1 is a compilation of several articles covering the geo-strategic issue of the Asia-Pacific; Section 2 gives the armed forces profiles of 20 countries within the region; Section 3 lists out the military balance of the region ER -