Strategic workouts: the rationale for Southeast Asian states' military exercises with China

Conventional arguments of deterrence and the balance of power do not satisfactorily explain Southeast Asian states’ joint military exercises with China. Instead, the more likely reasons are the use of these drills by some Southeast Asian states to signal their neutrality in the US-China geopolitical...

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Main Author:	Seow, Ian Cheng Wei
Other Authors:	S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format:	Commentary
Language:	English
Published:	2024
Subjects:	Social Sciences Country and region studies International politics and security
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178790
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-1787902024-07-07T15:41:22Z Strategic workouts: the rationale for Southeast Asian states' military exercises with China Seow, Ian Cheng Wei S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social Sciences Country and region studies International politics and security Conventional arguments of deterrence and the balance of power do not satisfactorily explain Southeast Asian states’ joint military exercises with China. Instead, the more likely reasons are the use of these drills by some Southeast Asian states to signal their neutrality in the US-China geopolitical competition and to deflect US criticism of their governance and human rights record. Published version 2024-07-04T08:43:55Z 2024-07-04T08:43:55Z 2024 Commentary Seow, I. C. W. (2024). Strategic workouts: the rationale for Southeast Asian states' military exercises with China. RSIS Commentaries, 085-24. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178790 en RSIS Commentaries, 085-24 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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description	Conventional arguments of deterrence and the balance of power do not satisfactorily explain Southeast Asian states’ joint military exercises with China. Instead, the more likely reasons are the use of these drills by some Southeast Asian states to signal their neutrality in the US-China geopolitical competition and to deflect US criticism of their governance and human rights record.
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title	Strategic workouts: the rationale for Southeast Asian states' military exercises with China
title_short	Strategic workouts: the rationale for Southeast Asian states' military exercises with China
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Strategic workouts: the rationale for Southeast Asian states' military exercises with China

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