Publication

This brief examines major trends shaping security in the Asia-Pacific and how they could affect the choices regional players make regarding the modernization of their militaries. These trends include the rise of China; the US rebalance to Asia and the future of its position in the region; regional tensions; bilateral and multilateral security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific; domestic economic and political instability in countries of the region; the power of Asian states on the global stage; and the impact of new technologies.