Arms, Money, and Security: Southeast Asia’s Growing Importance as an Arms Market

Due to its openness and recent growth, Southeast Asia is an increasingly critical market for arms exporters. At the same time, however, it is reasonable to question whether these arms purchases directly serve military requirements and whether they may unintentionally increase the “security dilemma”...

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Main Authors: Bitzinger, Richard A., Maharani, Curie
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82584
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40125
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Due to its openness and recent growth, Southeast Asia is an increasingly critical market for arms exporters. At the same time, however, it is reasonable to question whether these arms purchases directly serve military requirements and whether they may unintentionally increase the “security dilemma” in the region.