Naval modernisation in South-East Asia : nature, causes and consequences / edited by Geoffrey Till and Jane Chan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: setting the agenda -- Introduction : Naval modernisation in Southeast Asia: nature, cause and consequence / Geoffrey Till and Jane Chan -- Naval acquisition trends in Asia/ Bob Nugent -- Submarines for southeast Asia, a major step? / Jack McCaffrie -- Evaluating motivations and performance in ASEAN naval acquisition strategy / Ron Matthews and Alma Lozano -- Towards a theoretical model of weapons acquisition: a two-actor'internal factors' model / Adrian Kuah -- Common themes: comparators and templates -- Comparing U.S. and Indian naval modernization / Richard Bitzinger -- Naval modernisation in China, Japan and South Korea. Contrasts and comparisons / Ian Storey -- Southeast Asia case studies -- Vietnam: a case study in naval modernisation / Nguyen Hung Son -- The modernisation of the Royal Malaysian Navy: challenges, trends and implications / Nizam Basiron and Lim Chee Kia -- Philippine naval modernisation: nature, causes and consequences / Rommel Banlaoi -- Rebalancing Indonesia's naval force / Evan A. Laksmana -- The Royal Thai Navy at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century / Wilfried A. Herrmann -- Seeking balance: force projection, confidence-building & the Republic of Singapore Navy / Koh Swee Lean Collin -- Consequences : naval modernisation and Southeast Asian security -- Regional navies and coast guards: striking a balance between'lawships' and'warships' / Sam Bateman -- Naval modernisation in East Asia: four puzzles / Sukjoon Yoon -- Naval modernisation in Southeast Asia: modernisation versus arms races / Bernard Loo -- Some tentative conclusions / Geoffrey Till and Jane Chan.