Download or read book Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2017 written by Tim Huxley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an analysis of the four central regional security themes relevant to the policy-focussed discussions at the annual IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. Namely: The evolving roles of the United States and China in Asia-Pacific security; Responses by the US and regional states to regional security tensions, particularly in the South China Sea; Emerging security questions relating to nuclear weapons, missiles and military cyber capabilities; The prospects for regional security cooperation, including the challenges for the ASEAN-centred architecture.