Between a hegemon and a hard place: The 'war on terror' and Southeast Asian-US relations

Pacific Review

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-248

  Capie, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alignment; Bilateral relations; Regional institutions; Southeast Asian security; United States ASEAN relations; War on terrorism

Indexed keywords

HEGEMONY; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; SECURITY THREAT; TERRORISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242800400     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951274042000219833     Document Type: Article

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