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Author : Kia Soong Kua
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789834407070
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Questioning Arms Spending in Malaysia written by Kia Soong Kua and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chin Kin Wah
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
ISBN 13 : 9789971988708
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (887 download)
Download or read book Defence Spending in Southeast Asia written by Chin Kin Wah and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 1987 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume identifies the pattern of military spending in the Southeast Asian region over the past ten to fifteen years and provides explanations for the variations in spending rates. Two overview essays evaluate the role of threat perceptions and systemic variables on the shaping of defence spending while a third examines the methodological problems involved in assessing defence expenditures. In the case studies that follow, eight Southeast Asian countries are looked at systematically to see how their heterogeneous defence spending patterns are shaped by factors such as the geopolitical environment, the sense of threat and vulnerability, the decision-making structures, the military procurement patterns, and external affiliations.
Author : Andrew T.H. Tan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134713045
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)
Download or read book The Arms Race in Asia written by Andrew T.H. Tan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first systematic examination of the emerging arms race in Asia. The global trade in arms is to a large degree underpinned by the strong demand for arms in Asia and the Middle East, the two largest arms export markets in the world. Of these two regions Asia has become particularly significant, led by the emergence of China and India as major powers. It is therefore not surprising that the rapid military modernisation in Asia, accompanied by significant increases in the size and sophistication of armed forces, has generated attention as to its trends, key characteristics, causes and implications. This phenomenon, which has become evident since the end of the Cold War, has also been widely described as an Asian 'arms race'. This book evaluates the key conceptual ideas which can shed light on this phenomenon, as well as examining the complex mix of internal, external and technological factors that have led to its emergence. The volume explores the way in which the arms race is leading ultimately to three distinctive blocs in the emerging geostrategic landscape: a loose bloc of US allies in the region; a counter-bloc of potential US adversaries; and a neutral bloc of states with industrial age armed forces whose allegiances will vary according to circumstances and geostrategic developments. The Arms Race in Asia concludes that if the emerging arms race is left unchecked, it is likely that Asia will increasingly become a region of instability, marked by conflicts and interstate wars. The book will be of great interest to students of Asian politics, strategic studies, defence studies, security studies and IR in general.
Author : Tim Lankester
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136271228
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)
Download or read book The Politics and Economics of Britain's Foreign Aid written by Tim Lankester and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pergau dam in Malaysia was the most controversial project in the history of British aid. Because of its high cost, it was a poor candidate for aid funding. It was provided in part to honour a highly irregular promise of civil aid in connection with a major arms deal. After two parliamentary inquiries and intense media coverage, in a landmark judgement the aid for Pergau was declared unlawful. Tim Lankester offers a detailed case study of this major aid project and of government decision-making in Britain and Malaysia. Exposing the roles played by key politicians and other stakeholders on both sides, he analyses the background to the aid/arms linkage, and the reasons why the British and Malaysian governments were so committed to the project, before exploring the response of Britain’s Parliament, and its media and NGOs, and the resultant legal case. The main causes of the Pergau debacle are carefully drawn out, from conflicting policy agendas within the British government to the power of the business lobby and the inability of Parliament to provide any serious challenge. Finally, Lankester asks whether, given what was known at the time and what we know now, he and his colleagues in Britain’s aid ministry were correct in their objections to the project. Pergau is still talked about as a prime example of how not to do aid. Tim Lankester, a key figure in the affair, is perfectly placed to provide the definitive account. At a time when aid budgets are under particular scrutiny, it provides a cautionary tale.
Download or read book Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists written by and published by . This book was released on 1997-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.
Author : Ian Anthony
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Russia and the Arms Trade written by Ian Anthony and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For this study, a group of Russian authors were commissioned to describe and assess the arms trade policies and practices of Russia under new domestic and international conditions. The contributors, drawn from the government, industry, and academic communities, offer a wide range of reports on the political, military, economic, and industrial implications of Russian arms transfers, as well as specific case studies of key bilateral arms transfer relationships.
Author : United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts written by United States. Central Intelligence Agency and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ravinder Pal Singh
Publisher : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
ISBN 13 : 9780198292791
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Arms Procurement Decision Making: China, India, Israel, Japan, South Korea and Thailand written by Ravinder Pal Singh and published by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. This book was released on 1998 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SCOTT (copy 1): From the John Holmes collection.
Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 1268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sam Bateman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135147264
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)
Download or read book Southeast Asia and the Rise of Chinese and Indian Naval Power written by Sam Bateman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the emerging maritime security scene in Southeast Asia. It considers highly topical implications for the region of possible strategic competition between China and India - the rising naval powers of Asia - with a possible naval "arms race" emerging between these countries both with naval force development and operations. As part of its "Look East" policy, India has deployed naval units to the Pacific Ocean for port visits and exercises both with East Asian navies and the US Navy, but India is also concerned about the possibility of the Chinese Navy operating in the Indian Ocean. Even as the US-India defence relationship continues to deepen, the US and China are struggling to build a closer links. China’s and India’s strategic interests overlap in this region both in maritime strategic competition or conflict – which might be played out in the Bay of Bengal, the Malacca and Singapore Straits and the South China Sea. The sea lines of communication (SLOCs) through Southeast Asian waters constitute vital "choke points" between the Indian and Pacific Oceans carrying essential energy supplies for China and other Northeast Asian countries. Any strategic competition between China and India has implications for other major maritime players in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, especially Australia, the Republic of Korea and Japan, as well as the US. This book identifies possible cooperative and confidence-building measures that may contribute to enhanced relations between these two major powers and dampen down the risks associated with their strategic competition.
Download or read book Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bradley Hope
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316436488
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)
Download or read book Billion Dollar Whale written by Bradley Hope and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "modern Gatsby" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in "the heist of the century" (Axios). Now a #1 international bestseller, Billion Dollar Whale is "an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history. In 2009, a chubby, mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business named Jho Low set in motion a fraud of unprecedented gall and magnitude--one that would come to symbolize the next great threat to the global financial system. Over a decade, Low, with the aid of Goldman Sachs and others, siphoned billions of dollars from an investment fund--right under the nose of global financial industry watchdogs. Low used the money to finance elections, purchase luxury real estate, throw champagne-drenched parties, and even to finance Hollywood films like The Wolf of Wall Street. By early 2019, with his yacht and private jet reportedly seized by authorities and facing criminal charges in Malaysia and in the United States, Low had become an international fugitive, even as the U.S. Department of Justice continued its investigation. Billion Dollar Whale has joined the ranks of Liar's Poker, Den of Thieves, and Bad Blood as a classic harrowing parable of hubris and greed in the financial world.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1704 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1971 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1700 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1971, Hearings Before ... 91-2, on H.R. 19928 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1688 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Appropriations written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 1688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Isbandi Rukminto Adi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351819151
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)
Download or read book Competition and Cooperation in Social and Political Sciences written by Isbandi Rukminto Adi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains essays on current issues in Social and Political Sciences, such as the issues of governance and social order; social development and community development; global challenges and inequality; civil society and social movement; IT-based community and social transformation; poverty alleviation and corporate social responsibility; and gender issues. Asia and the Pacifi c are the particular regions that the conference focuses on as they have become new centers of social and political development. Therefore, this book covers areas that have been traditionally known as the social and political areas such as communication studies, political studies, governance studies, criminology, sociology, social welfare, anthropology and international relations.
Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
ISBN 13 : 9781646794973
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (949 download)
Download or read book Global Trends 2040 written by National Intelligence Council and published by Cosimo Reports. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
