Securing Southeast Asia

This book analyses civil-military relations in Southeast Asia in the wake of the largely unexpected September 2006 coup in Thailand. It explores the impact and utility of the security sector reform' agenda on the region and assess whether it is likely to help make Southeast Asia more stable and less prone to similar military interventions. Four of Southeast Asia's most important countries are examined: Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand. This book provides an overview and update of developments in Southeast Asia's most important militaries, as well as a detailed analysis of their relationship with national governments. It also considers Southeast Asia's place in the war on terror' and the impact this may have on the region as a whole. A key feature of this study is the detailed exploration of the place of regional security sectors in their unique, historically-determined national contexts. Consequently, this book offers a rare theoretically informed comparative study of the promise and pitfalls of security sector reform in the strategically important Southeast Asian region.Beeson, Mark is the author of 'Securing Southeast Asia', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415416191 and ISBN 0415416191.