Asia Pacific Security Outlook 2004
By Unknown Author.
Description
An event outside the Asia Pacific region —the U.S. led invasion of Iraq —was the single most important development in 2003 affecting the security outlook and perceptions in Asia Pacific. This was due to the central role of U.S. power and policy in the security atmosphere of this region, as well as to the widespread criticism and opposition engendered in the region by the U.S. action. Simultaneously, a serious crisis on the Korean peninsula and renewed terrorist attacks in Southeast Asia reminded countries of the interconnectedness of security and the rapidity with which threats ...
ISBN(s)
4889070702, 9784889070705
