Arms, politics, and the emrging Asian balance of power.

From: Asian Affairs: An American Review | Date: June 22, 1998| Author: Ollapally, Deepa M. | Copyright information

The emerging balance of power in Asia during the 1990s may be more stable than alarmists have indicated. Formal regional political and economic cooperation has been established by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Asian Regional Forum. But threats exist. Asian countries do not rely as much on the US or the former USSR for military support since the end of the cold war. The economically vibrant countries in Asia are more able to finance their own militaries.

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