After Bali [[electronic resource] ] : The Threat Of Terrorism In Southeast Asia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783926503321
• Autore: Ramakrishna Kumar
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2003
• ISBN: 1-281-87203-2; 9786611872038; 981-256-174-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (439 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TanSee Seng
• Disciplina: 303.6/2/0959; 303.6250959
• Soggetti: Terrorism; Terrorism - Southeast Asia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Copyright; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; 1 - Bali and Southeast Asian Islam: Debunking the Myths; 2 - Deconstructing Jihad: Southeast Asian Contexts; 3 - The Question of ""Links"" Between Al Qaeda and Southeast Asia; 4 - The Indigenous Roots of Conflict in Southeast Asia: The Case of Mindanao; 5 - Understanding Al Qaeda and its Network in Southeast Asia; 6 - Al Qaeda in Southeast Asia: Exploring the Linkages; 7 - The Globalised Media and Southeast Asia: Boon or Bane?; 8 - Evaluating Western Meia Perceptions of Thailand After the Bali Bombing; 9 - ASEAN Counter-Terror Strategies and Cooperation: How Effective?10 - Enhancing State Capacity and Legitimacy in the Counter-Terror War; 11 - Counter-Terror Cooperation in a Complex Security Environment; 12 - An Enemy of Their Making? US Security Discourse on the September 11 Terror Problematique; 13 - Power, Leadership and Legitimacy in the War on Terror: Meshing ""Soft"" and ""Hard"" Power in US Foreign and Security Policies; 14 - US Strategy in Southeast Asia: Counter-Terrorist or Counter-Terrorism?; 15 - Indonesia and the Challenge of Radical Islam After October 12; 16 - The Indonesian Dilemma: How to Participate in the War on Terror ; Without Becoming a National Security State17 - Assessing Indonesia's Vulnerability in the Wake of the American-Led Attack on Iraq; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: This book critically analyses the specific threat of terrorism in Southeast Asia since the Bali blasts of 12 October 2002 and the US-led war on Iraq. It offers a comprehensive and critical examination of the ideological, socioeconomic and political motivations, trans-regional linkages, and media representations of the terrorist threat in the region, assesses the efficacy of the regional counter-terror response and suggests a more balanced and nuanced approach to combating the terror threat in Southeast Asia.