TY - BOOK AU - CARPENTER William M (ed.) AU - WIENCEK David G (ed.) TI - Asian security handbook: an assessment of political-security issues in the Asia-Pacific Region SN - 156324814X (pbk.) PY - 1996/// CY - Armonk, NY, USA PB - M.E. Sharpe Inc. KW - ARMS CONTROL KW - ASEAN KW - ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM KW - ASIA KW - BALLISTIC MISSILES KW - BURMA KW - DEFENCE POLICY KW - DRUG TRAFFICKING KW - MARITIME SECURITY KW - PACIFIC REGION KW - PIRACY KW - PROLIFERATION KW - SECURITY POLICY N2 - A collection of 8 papers which examine the Asia-Pacific's regional security frame work and current multilateral security issues. Includes short chapters on the defence policies of Australia, Burma, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam ER -