Southeast Asia : background, issues and terrorism / editor, Jacob C. Blackwell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blackwell, Jacob C., editor.

Series:

Countries, regional studies, trading blocks, unions, world organizations.

Countries, Regional Studies, Trading Blocks, Unions, World Organizations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Southeast Asia.

Terrorism.

United States--Foreign relations--Southeast Asia.

United States.

Southeast Asia--Foreign relations--United States.

Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2010.

Summary:

Since September 2001, the US has increasingly turned its attention to radical Islamist and terrorist groups in Southeast Asia, particularly those in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. This book examines the rise of Islamist militancy and terrorism in the region, its background and issues, and options for US policy.

Contents:

SOUTHEAST ASIA: BACKGROUND, ISSUES AND TERRORISM; SOUTHEAST ASIA: BACKGROUND, ISSUES AND TERRORISM; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 INDONESIA: DOMESTIC POLITICS, STRATEGIC DYNAMICS, AND AMERICAN INTERESTS; SUMMARY; RECENT EVENTS: INDONESIA'S PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS; Parliamentary Elections; Presidential Elections; OVERVIEW; POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; Military-to-Military Ties and Human Rights; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; POLITICAL TRANSITION; THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY; AUTONOMOUS AND SECESSIONIST MOVEMENTS; Timor-Leste; Aceh; West Papua and Papua

INTER-COMMUNAL STRIFE AND PAN ISLAMIC MOVEMENTSTHE ECONOMY; THE ENVIRONMENT; RELIGIOUS FREEDOM; HUMAN RIGHTS; THE STRUGGLE AGAINST RADICAL ISLAMIST EXTREMISTS; HEALTH ISSUES: AVIAN AND SWINE FLU; External Relations; UNITED STATES-INDONESIAN RELATIONS; Geopolitical and Strategic Interests; U.S. Assistance to Indonesia; Security Assistance; Tsunami Relief; OPTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES; End Notes; Chapter 2 THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONS; SUMMARY; OVERVIEW; Policy Issues for Congress; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS; 2007 Congressional Elections

Politically-Motivated Violence and Extrajudicial KillingsECONOMIC CONDITIONS; Promoting U.S. Trade and Investment; U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE; TERRORIST, SEPARATIST, AND COMMUNIST MOVEMENTS; The Abu Sayyaf Group; U.S. Policy toward Abu Sayyaf; MNLF and MILF; Peace Agreement and Its Collapse; Clan Violence; U.S. Policy toward the MILF; Philippine Communist Party (CPP); FOREIGN RELATIONS; RP-U.S. Security Ties and Military Relations; RP-U.S. Operations on Baslian and Jolo Islands; Philippines-China Relations; FILIPINO VETERANS; TIME LINE: MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS; End Notes

Chapter 3THAILAND: BACKGROUND AND U.S. RELATIONSSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; Thailand's Political Framework; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 2006 COUP; A Coalition Government Takes Power; VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES; Background to the Current Conflict; Failure of Successive Governments' Approach; Emerging Patterns in the Insurgency; Little Evidence of Transnational Elements; Leadership of Insurgency Unclear; BACKGROUND: THAILAND POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; Thaksin's Rise and Fall; Military Coup Ousts Thaksin; U.S. Response; U.S.-THAILAND POLITICAL AND SECURITY RELATIONS

Current Strains in RelationsA Long-Standing Southeast Asian Ally; Impact of the 2006 Coup; Support for U.S. Operations; Asia Pacific Military Transformation; Bilateral Security Cooperation; Security Assistance; Military Exercises; Training; Intelligence; Law Enforcement; Counter-Narcotics; Human Rights and Democracy Concerns; Under Thaksin; Coup and Aftermath; U.S.-THAILAND TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS; U.S.-Thailand FTA Negotiations; An Aggressive FTA Strategy; THAILAND IN ASIA; Growing Ties with China; Divergence with United States on Burma (Myanmar) Policy; Refugee Situation

ASEAN RELATIONS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-648-6