Recent Publications

China-ASEAN Relations: Perspectives, Prospects, and Implications for U.S. Interests
October 1, 2006 — Author: Dr Jing-dong Yuan The author traces the evolution of China-ASEAN relations since the early 1990s and examines some of the key factors that have contributed to the positive developments in bilateral ties. He describes and analyzes how China and ASEAN have managed the territorial disputes through negotiation and compromises; looks at the... MORE

The Economic Crisis and ASEAN States’ Security
October 1, 1998 — Author: Dr Sheldon W Simon Asia's financial crisis has quickly become a global one. Its implications far transcend purely economic or financial considerations. In fact, the crisis that began with the fall of Thailand's Baht in 1997 now embraces the entire world and has caused governments to fall in Asia and Russia. To understand the dynamics of the... MORE

Asian Security to the Year 2000
December 1, 1996 — Authors: Prof Marc Jason Gilbert, Prof Paul HB Godwin, Mr Abraham Kim, LTC Dianne L Smith, Dr William J Taylor Jr, Dr Robert J Wirsing, Mr Perry L Wood In January 1996, the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a conference on "Asian Security to the Year 2000."... MORE

The ASEAN Regional Forum: Asian Security without an American Umbrella
December 1, 1996 — Author: Dr Larry M Wortzel U.S. Asian policy today is a curious blend of seemingly firm bilateral commitments and occasionally startling ambiguities. The latter, while preserving American flexibility, run the risk of signaling weakness when friends and potential adversaries probe for clarity of purpose. This American "inscrutability" in Asia is all... MORE