Naval modernisation in South-East Asia : nature, causes and consequences / edited by Geoffrey Till and Jane Chan.

Other author Till, Geoffrey.
Other author Chan, Jane.
Format Book
PublicationAbingdon, Oxon : Routledge, [2014]
Descriptionxxiii, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCass series: naval policy and history, 1366-9478 ; 52
Cass series--naval policy and history ; 52. ^A384559
Contents Introduction: setting the agenda -- Introduction : Naval modernisation in Southeast Asia: nature, cause and consequence / Geoffrey Till and Jane Chan -- Naval acquisition trends in Asia/ Bob Nugent -- Submarines for southeast Asia, a major step? / Jack McCaffrie -- Evaluating motivations and performance in ASEAN naval acquisition strategy / Ron Matthews and Alma Lozano -- Towards a theoretical model of weapons acquisition: a two-actor "internal factors" model / Adrian Kuah -- Common themes: comparators and templates -- Comparing U.S. and Indian naval modernization / Richard Bitzinger -- Naval modernisation in China, Japan and South Korea. Contrasts and comparisons / Ian Storey -- Southeast Asia case studies -- Vietnam: a case study in naval modernisation / Nguyen Hung Son -- The modernisation of the Royal Malaysian Navy: challenges, trends and implications / Nizam Basiron and Lim Chee Kia -- Philippine naval modernisation: nature, causes and consequences / Rommel Banlaoi -- Rebalancing Indonesia's naval force / Evan A. Laksmana -- The Royal Thai Navy at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century / Wilfried A. Herrmann -- Seeking balance: force projection, confidence-building & the Republic of Singapore Navy / Koh Swee Lean Collin -- Consequences : naval modernisation and Southeast Asian security -- Regional navies and coast guards: striking a balance between "lawships" and "warships" / Sam Bateman -- Naval modernisation in East Asia: four puzzles / Sukjoon Yoon -- Naval modernisation in Southeast Asia: modernisation versus arms races / Bernard Loo -- Some tentative conclusions / Geoffrey Till and Jane Chan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013002976
ISBN9780415821445 (hbk.)
ISBN0415821444 (hbk.)