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Contents Foreword by Tommy Koh ix Introduction xiii PART I: SOUTHEAST ASIA AND REGIONAL SECURITY AFTER THE COLD WAR 1. Sino-Vietnamese Reconciliation: Cause for Celebration? 3 2. Asia-Pacific Security Comes under ASEAN’s Scrutiny 6 3. East Asian Security Means Dialogue and US Will 10 4. Where is Myanmar Headed? 14 5. What Indonesian Stability Means to the ASEAN Region 20 6. Democratic Peace Theory and Asia: The Jury is Still Out 24 7. ASEAN’s Achievements are Endangered by Continuing Crisis 28 8. Surprising, Squabbling, Peaceful ASEAN 31 9. Fast SARS Action Shows ASEAN Not Just a Talk Shop 35 PART II: AGE OF TERRORISM, WAR IN IRAQ 10. The Changing Face of International Relations as America Combats Terrorism 41 11. There is Method to Howard’s Madness 45 12. A Not So Happy New Year? 48 13. Singapore’s Stand on Iraq: Clear and Forthright 52 14. Sept 11: Two Years On, Southeast Asia Breaks Terrorism’s Deadly Lock 56 15. US Bungling Makes Iraq a Problem for the World 62 16. Iraq is Not Like Vietnam — For Now 65 17. Losers and Winners in the Iraq War 69 18. Is Bangladesh Waking Up to Danger of Islamic Militancy? 73 19. Pakistan Faces a Gathering Storm 77 20. Southeast Asia Succeeds in Keeping Terrorism at Bay 81 PART III: THE BIG BOYS OF ASIAN GEOPOLITICS 21. China Needs to Act Like a Good Neighbour 87 22. On Balance, America is Benign 91 23. Resoluteness Alone Will Not Solve Bush’s Security Woes 95 24. India Has a Key Role in Asia’s Power Balance 99 25. China, Japan Must Meet and Talk More 104 26. India’s Ascent: Rocky Path Ahead 108 27. America’s Security Strategy and the “Long War” on Terror 112 28. A Weaker America Could Allow the Quiet Rise of China 117 29. ASEAN as a Geopolitical Player 121 30. China: A Powerhouse in Search of Grace 125 vi Contents [44.221.43.88] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 09:21 GMT) 31. Security Treaty Signals Closer CanberraJakarta Ties 128 32. The Wagah Border: From Division to Bridge 132 33. Fix the Gaping Holes in India’s Security 136 34. Chiang Kai-shek’s Legacy Lives On in China 139 35. Asia-Pacific Security: The Danger of Being Complacent 142 PART IV: REMEMBERANCES OF CONFLICTS PAST 36. Turning Point in the Vietnam War 149 37. The Malayan Emergency: Of Plots, Plotters and Protagonists 153 Acknowledgements 157 Index 161 About the Author 172 Contents vii ...