Publisher's Synopsis
The Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2018 is the fifth IISS Strategic Dossier to be published in association with the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. It examines a broad array of regional security themes relevant to the policy-focussed discussions expected at the Dialogue in 2018 in beyond:
The evolving roles of the United States and China in Asia-Pacific security;
Military and naval policies and deployments in the region, including detailed analyses of missile-defence and undersea capabilities;
The confluence of ongoing domestic security concerns and emerging transnational threats
The achievements in and prospects for regional security cooperation, including through the ASEAN institutional architecture.
