Security Perspectives of the Malay Archipelago: Security Linkages in the Second Front in the War on TerrorismThe Malay Archipelago - namely Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines - has recently risen in prominence as the 'second front' in the war on terrorism. This study argues that the Malay Archipelago constitutes a distinct sub-regional security complex within Southeast Asia due to the existence of patterns of amity and enmity, as well as transnational terrorism linkages. |
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The Malay Archipegalo Does it Matter? | 19 |
Singapores Security Perspectives | 40 |
Bruneis Security Perspectives | 87 |
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