New security dimensions in the Asia Pacific

• Main Author: Desker, Barry
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy::Asia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91220; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4402
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The paper highlights four key aspects of the new security dimensions in Asia-Pacific. First, the US role in the Asia-Pacific is changing. While the US will remain a major player in the Asia-Pacific, it will no longer be the 800 pound gorilla in the region and will have to handle the emerging ambitio...