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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The centre of gravity of international relations is shifting to Asia Pacific. The Asian region has been characterized by intense cold war rivalries; numerous territorial and maritime disputes, undemocratic A and oppressive regimes. The United States has been involved as an 'anchor of security in the region. Asian countries have seen acute financial crisis in the past. Many countries have been victims of terrorism, insurgencies, militancy, and fundamentalism. Resource Iigompetition is intensifying. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), presents a threat to the region. The past has "also been tainted with massive violence and bloodshed. The Korean _?._are claimed two million lives and the Vietnam War took three million fives. Internal pogroms by Khmer rouge claimed two million lives. .me of these issues like the divided Korean peninsula and the cross- t tensions between China and Taiwan still persist. The region
[nines to face formidable security challenges.
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