Naval Modernisation in South-East Asia

This edited volume analyses the naval arms race in South-East Asia, and reviews the content, purposes and consequences of the naval policies and development of the main countries of the region.

Part I : INTRODUCTION: SETTING THE AGENDA 1. Introduction : Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Nature, Cause and Consequence, Geoffrey Till and Jane Chan 2. Naval Acquisition Trends in Asia, Bob Nugent 3. Submarines for Southeast Asia - A Major Step?, Jack McCaffrie 4. Evaluating Motivations and Performance in ASEAN Naval Acquisition Strategy, Ron Matthews and Alma Lozano 5. Towards a Theoretical Model of Weapons Acquisition: A Two-Actor 'Internal Factors' Model, Adrian Kuah PART II : COMMON THEMES: COMPARATORS AND TEMPLATES 6. Comparing U.S. and Indian Naval Modernization, Richard Bitzinger 7. Naval Modernisation in China, Japan and South Korea. Contracts and Comparisons, Ian Storey PART III: SOUTHEAST ASIA CASE STUDIES 8. Vietnam: A Case Study in Naval Modernisation, Nguyen Hung Son 9. The modernisation of the Royal Malaysian Navy: challenges, trends and implications, Nizam Basiron and Lim Chee Kia 10. Philippine Naval Modernisation: Nature, Causes and Consequences, Rommel Banlaoi 11. Rebalancing Indonesia's Naval Force: Trends, Nature, and Drivers, Evan A. Laksmana 12. The Royal Thai Navy At The Beginning of The Second Decade Of The 21st Century, Wilfried A. Herrmann 13. Seeking Balance: Force Projection, Confidence-Building & the Republic of Singapore Navy, Koh Swee Lean Collin PART IV: CONSEQUENCES: NAVAL MODERNISATION AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN SECURITY 14. Regional Navies and Coast Guards: Striking a Balance between "Lawships" and Warships, Sam Bateman 15. Naval Modernisation in East Asia: Four Puzzles, Sukjoon Yoon 16. Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia: Modernisation versus Arms Races, Bernard Loo 17. Some Tentative Conclusions, Geoffrey Till and Jane Chan