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The International Institute for Strategic Studies is an independent centre for research, information and debate on the problems of conflict, however caused, that have, or potentially have, an important military content. The staff of the Institute is international in composition and IISS work is international in its perspective and reach. The Institute is independent and stresses rigorous fact-based research with a forward-looking policy orientation that can improve wider public understanding of international security problems and influence the development of sounder public policy, and more effective business decisions in the international arena.

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The Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment (APRSA) advances rigorous analysis of the deeper drivers, emerging trends and future trajectories of the key security challenges and policies currently shaping the Asia-Pacific. It contextualises the broader debates at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier defence summit convened by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, where the Strategic Dossier is published and launched every year.

This thirteenth edition of the APRSA covers six chapters and is written by 11 IISS experts from across its offices in London, Berlin Singapore and Washington and includes original maps, graphs, charts and tables. The chapters collectively examine how military perception, strategic geography and emerging technology continue to shape major security policies and trends across the Asia-Pacific.

The special-topic chapter this year will examine how the military doctrines of major and regional powers will shape the future of warfare in the Asia-Pacific. The other five chapters cover the following topics:

· Land-force modernisation in Asia

· Quantum-security cooperation between Japan, South Korea and the US

· Nuclear-weapons modernisation risks in the Asia-Pacific

· Maritime choke-point contestation in the Indian Ocean

· Thailand's frontline role in addressing the post-coup Myanmar conflict

Inhalt

Introduction Chapter 1: Special Topic Chapter: Fighting Lens: Military Doctrine and the Future of Warfare in Asia Chapter 2: Ground Up: Modernising Land Forces in the Asia-Pacific Chapter 3: Sleepwalking into Instability: Nuclear-weapons Risks in the Asia-Pacific Chapter 4: Three in One: Quantum-Security Governance Between Japan, South Korea and the United States Chapter 5: Securing Sea Lanes: Maritime Choke Points in the Indian Ocean Region Chapter 6: Fragmented Front: Thailand, Myanmar and the Problem of Asean Continuity