TY  - BOOK
AU  - KAWAKATSU Chikako (Ed.)
ED  - Japan. National Institute for Defense Studies
TI  - East Asian strategic review 2003
SN  - 4789011380 (pbk.)
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Tokyo
PB  - NIDS
KW  - EAST ASIA
KW  - REGIONAL SECURITY
KW  - JAPAN
KW  - DEFENCE POLICY
KW  - SOUTHEAST ASIA
KW  - TERRORISM
N2  - Detailed analysis of security issues in East and Southeast Asia during 2002, providing both regional and national assessments. The first part of this edition gives prominence to events in the Koreas, terrorism in SE Asia (including the Bali bombing), the impact of U.S. involvement on security in Central Asia, and the effect of U.S. withdrawal from the ABM Treaty on East Asian security. Part two considers the regional outlook in the Korean peninsula, China, Southeast Asia (with a comment on increasing defence spending), Russia, and USA. The final chapter looks at Japan's evolving defence policy and notes Japan's ten year involvement in peace keeping operations
ER  -