This edited volume reviews the nature and consequences of naval
modernisation in Southeast Asia against the backdrop of growing
tensions over the South China Sea and increasing competition
between the United States and China in the region. The varying
problems and challenges facing the small and medium navies of the
area as they seek to grow their maritime power in response to their
perceptions of strategic need are compared and contrasted. The
prospects of significant destabilisation of an already volatile
area - even of a potential naval arms race, are carefully analysed.
There can be little doubt that naval modernisation in Southeast
Asia is a key indicator of the likely future of the Asia Pacific
and also illustrates the problems faced by small and medium powers
in a world dominated by the great. Accordingly this book will be of
much interest to students and teachers focusing on security in the
Asia Pacific region as well to those concerned with naval
development in genera l.
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