MINDEF Library & Info Centre February 2009 Defence & Security Bulletin Block 232, Bolkiah Garrison Ministry of Defence BB3510 Negara Brunei Darussalam Tel.: +673 2385588 Fax: +673 2383171 E-mail: milib@brunet.bn D & S Bulletin February 2009 Books etc. ► Admiralty distance tables, Atlantic Ocean : ► Admiralty tide tables. Volume 3, 2009, covering North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, North West Europe, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico Indian Ocean and South China Sea (including tidal stream tables). Great Britain. Ministry of Defence, Hydrographic Dept. 1st rev ed. Taunton : Hydrographer of the Navy,1978 xviii, 231 p. Great Britain. Hydrographic Office. Taunton : Hydrographic Office, 2008 xxxii, 358 p. ► Admiralty tide tables. Volume 4, 2009, Pacific Ocean (including Tidal Stream Tables) ► Admiralty distance tables, Indian Ocean : covering Indian Ocean and part of the Southern Ocean from South Africa to New Zealand, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Malay archipelago. Grerat Britain. Hydrographic Office. Taunton : Hydrographic Office, 2008 xxxii, 362 p. Great Britain. Hydrographic Office. 3rd ed. Taunton : Hydrographic Office,2008 xix, 75 p. : ill., maps ► African security, commodities and ► Admiralty manual of navigation. Volume 2, Astro navigation. Great Britain. Ministry of Defence (Navy) London : Nautical Institute, 2004 1 v. (various paging) : ill. some col. Practical and theoretical manual on navigation using a sextant to make star sightings. Includes instruction on the use of the NAVPAC 2 software (extract from the NAVPAC 2.1 User manual). ► Admiralty manual of navigation. Volume 1, The principles of navigation. Great Britain. Ministry of Defence (Navy). 10th ed. London : The Nautical Institute, 2008 1 v. (various paging) : ill. some col. Comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of navigation, mapping and projections, use of maritime charts (print and digital systems), navigation aids, tides and tidal streams, ocean and coastal navigation, pilotage, anchoring, radar theory and use, recognising and correcting navigation errors, relative velocities, basics of hydrographic surveying, bridge organisation and management. Appendices include plane and spherical trigonometry. ► Admiralty tide tables. Volume 2, 2009, Europe (excluding United Kingdom and Ireland), Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Great Britain. Hydrographic Office. Taunton : Hydrographic Office, 2008 xl, 350 p. : ill. MINDEF Library & Info Centre development / edited by Terence McNamee London : RUSI, 2006 x, 41 p. Analysis of the often cited link between natural resources and instability in African countries, where political power often equals economic domination. Asks whether the resource exploitation failures of the past will recur and whether the advent of China as an important player in Africa will make a difference. ► An introduction to charts and their use / M Chriss and G R Hayes. 5th ed. / revised by W H Squair. Glasgow : Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1995 104 p. : ill. Part I describes the information contained on Admiralty maritime charts, Part II explains how to use charts and their information for navigation. ► Annual review of global peace operations 2007 Centre for International Cooperation Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner, 2007 xi, 391 p. This is the second report in the series and extends the range of data sources compared to the first report that relied heavily on the UN. Covers all peace operations with a significant military component. There are two preliminary chapters: on consolidating peace, and on developments in Sudan. These are followed by mission reviews and notes in A-Z order of location, and finally by extensive statistical information on peace operations. p. 2 D & S Bulletin February 2009 ► ASEAN : how it works / Jamil Maidan Flores Jakarta: ASEAN Secretariat, 2000 v, 96 p. : ll. Short clearly presented guide to ASEAN covering its history, operational processes, achievements, and vision. Glossary. ► Avionics and mission systems : a key element in delivering through-life capability / Keith Hayward and Michael Codnor London : RUSI, 2006 v, 18 p. Assesses the implications of Britain's Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) for the maintenance of sustainable avionics support capability given that prime contractors may become also the main source of life-cycle management. Calls for government to clarify policy on what defence industries should be based in UK. Identifies the Total Support Services (TSS) alliance between three second tier avionics companies as a viable solution to the through life support challenge. ► Beyond 'Artful' : government and industry roles in Britain's future submarine design, build and support / Gavin Ireland London : RUSI, 2007 v, 26 p. Study of the factors involved in designing, building, maintaining and ultimately decommissioning and scrapping Britain's nuclear powered submarines. This report considers how a multi-decade long submarine programme can be accommodated in Britain's Defence Industrial Strategy. ► Beyond the carbon economy : energy law in transition / edited by Donald N Zillman, Catherine Redgwell, Yinka O Omorogbe and Lila K Barrera-Hernandez Oxford ; New York, : Oxford Univ. Press., 2008 xvii, 562 p. Study of law in relation to energy and particularly hydrocarbon based fuels. Looks at general aspects such as energy and health, sustainability, and energy efficiency, and then at specific aspects of energy law around the world such as clean energy in Africa, biofuels and wind energy in Europe, low carbon future in China, Mexico's oil based MINDEF Library & Info Centre Books etc. economy, non-fossil fuels in Japan, and energy resource management in Russia. ► Biografi rasulullah Jakarta : Qisthi Press, 2005 1198 p. Sejarah hidup Rasulullah s.a.w. merupakan kajian keilmuan, wawasan keagamaan, hikmah dan pendidikan. Karya seorang ulama modern. Fakta-fakta sejarah yang dipaparkan dianalisa dengan cermat untuk menemukan banyak pengetahuan tentang nilai-nilai moral, pendidikan dan hukum-hukum syariat dari berbagai macam peristiwa. ► China : fragile superpower: how China's internal politics could derail its peaceful rise/ Susan L Shirk New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 320 p. China's remarkable growth has raised its economic and military power as well as the expectations of the Chinese people. This book looks at some of the paradoxes of China's politics and suggests that internal unrest, anxiety about Japan, nationalistic attitudes to Taiwan, and complex relations with the USA, are all possible causes of unintended conflict. Author is an academic and former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State responsible for China. ► China modernizes: threat to the west or model for the rest?/ Randall Peerenboom Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 xv, 406 p. Based on government statements and public opinion polls this book considers China's development of and adherence to rule of law by measuring against other developing countries and particularly those with "Asian values" as opposed to Western liberal democracies. Concludes that the East Asian Model has distinct regional characteristics which have worked well and offers useful lessons but mere replication is no more a guarantee of success than would be expected were a state to simply copy a Western model. ► Climate change : what it means for us, our children and our grandchildren/ edited by Joseph F C Dimento and Pamela Doughman p. 3 D & S Bulletin February 2009 Cambridge, MA : the MIT Press, 2007 xii, 217 p. Intended for general readers the book explains the basics of greenhouse gases and climate change, discusses how certain the scientific community is about global warming, what the effects might be, and what can be done to reduce the impact. Books etc. inequalities within states that are the prime obstacles to poverty reduction, and that these in turn give rise to violence, criminality, and regional insecurity. The paper makes policy recommendations to reduce the causes of these risks. ► Global warming and China's environmental diplomacy / Yu Hongyuan ► Command legacy : a tactical primer for junior leaders/ Raymond A Millen New York : Nova Science, 2008 xii, 199 p. 2nd ed. Dulles VA : Potomac Books, 2008 xxi, 413 p. Study of ways in which international regimes influence policy development in China. The study assesses the factors and processes that have affected China's position on climate change and in particular the role of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Deals with the practical aspects of small unit tactics, techniques, and procedures for junior leaders. Written by a US Army infantry officer to provide a single easy to use source for command at company level and below. In this edition some diagrams have been updated and there is a new chapter on Counterinsurgency. ► Ensiklopedia Islam al-Kamil Jakarta : Darus Sunnah Press, 2007 1270 p. Ensiklopedi Islam mengadungi pengetahuan Islam bahagian tauhid (keimanan), akhlak, adab, doa, ibadah (thaharah,shalat,puasa,zakat,haji,nikah dan lain-lain). Buku ini mudah untuk jadi rujukan dalam mencari suatu permasalahan yang ingin diketahui. Setiap tajuk disertakan dalil ayat alQuran dan hadiths. ► Fiqih lima mazhab Indonesia : Lentera, 2007 xxxii, 705 p. Fiqih Lima Mazhab mempaparkan berbagai pandangan yang berbeza sekaligus memuatkan kesepakatan para ulama dalam berbagai masalah fiqih. ► Global inequality and security policy : a British perspectvie / Malcolm Chalmers London : published on behalf of Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies by Routledge Journals, 2008 106 p. Despite the attention given to international inequalities this paper argues that it is MINDEF Library & Info Centre ► Modern bombers : aircraft, weapons and their battlefield might/ Anil R Pustam London : Greenhill Books; Mechanicsburg PA : Stackpole Books, 2004 72 p. : ill. Photographic guide to the B-52, B-1B, and B-2 bombers of the U.S. Air Force. ► Negotiating the impossible?: the Beslan hostage crisis / Adam Dolnik London : RUSI, 2007 v, 45 p. Based on interviews, primary documents, and open source materials in several languages this report considers the Beslan school hostage crisis. As well as providing background to the event (including a chronology) and to its mastermind Shamil Basayev, the papers main concerns are with the negotiation process, the reasons for its failure and the identification of practical lessons. Concludes a) that barricade hostage taking by terrorist groups is likely to occur again, b) that the hostage takers have specific objectives, c) that there is some scope for successful negotiations, and d) that governments should not cover up the outcomes of such events in subsequent reports. ► Reforming nuclear export controls : the future of the Nuclear Suppliers Group / Ian Anthony, Christer Ahlstrom and Vitaly Fedchenko p. 4 D & S Bulletin February 2009 Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 ix, 136 p. Study with recommendations on how to enhance nuclear export controls to ensure that the proliferation of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes does not contribute to the spread of nuclear weapons. Looks at the Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines, the challenges facing the NSG, and the cases of nuclear technology in Iran and India. ► Regional outlook : Southeast Asia 2009- 2010 / edited by Ian Storey and Lee Poh Onn Singapore : ISEAS , 2009 155 p. ► Secret intelligence : a reader/ edited by Christopher Andrew, Richard J Aldrich, and Wesley K Wark London : Routledge, 2009 xxi, 552 p. Collection of previously published material that provides a good mix of current thinking and older ideas on intelligence in its broadest sense. Contributions are mainly from the United States and Britain with input also from the Netherlands and Australia. The book is arranged in four main sections: the intelligence cycle; intelligence, counter-terrorism and security; ethics, accountability and control; and intelligence and the new warfare. Includes intelligence failures, intelligence and covert action, and the role of intelligence in peace operations. Each paper concludes with suggested further readings and with a list of questions that could be set as essay titles or could form the basis of seminar discussions. ► Take me to your officer : officership in the Army / Stephen Deakin ... [et al.]. Swindon UK : Strategic and combat Studies Institute, 2008 82 p. Contains eight papers on what is meant by officership - the condition of being and fulfilling the role of an officer in modern armed forces. Contributions discuss officership at RMA Sandhurst, the British police officer, the officer ethos in the US Army, the professionalisation changes experienced by the Dutch army following Books etc. the end of conscription, and the officer concept among Canadian officers and NCOs. ► The African military in the 21st century : report of the 2007 Tswalu Dialogue / Chris Brown ... [et al.]. London : RUSI, 2007 vi, 98 p. Papers from the Tswalu Dialogue held 3-6 May 2007. The first two papers address the development of armed forces in Africa in line with concepts of collective security, while the rest deal mainly with peacekeeping and peace operations in Africa, and the lessons that events elsewhere in the world might usefully provide for Africa. ► The ascendancy of political risk management and its implications for global security and business investment / Peter Truscott London : RUSI, 2006 viii, 146 p. Argues that risk management inherently requires a deeper understanding and appreciation of political risk if it is to play an efficient role in assessing and mitigating commercial risk. Political risk has a fundamental role in the generation of commercial risk. Uses case studies to examine the defence and energy sectors, and considers a variety of risk models to identify whether they are appropriate in this context. Author has served in both British and European parliaments. ► The dynamics of public policy : theory and evidence / drian Kay Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, 2006 vii, 149 p. Discussion of the effect of time on policy dynamics with the first part offering a theoretical perspective, and the second providing some case studies: the EU budget system; the EU's Common Agricultural Policy; the UK's GP fundholding scheme; and the British pharmaceutical industry. ► The illuatrated encyclopedia of rifles and machine guns / William Fowler and Patrick Sweeney London : Lorenz Books, 2007 MINDEF Library & Info Centre p. 5 D & S Bulletin February 2009 256 p. : col. ill. The first part of this well illustrated book gives a history of the development of rifles and machine guns up to the present day assault rifles and miniguns, and includes examples of good and bad designs, followed by sections on each of the main categories. Each section is arranged by country from west to east starting from north and south America. Entries are in A-Z order by manufacturer and give a short description, picture and brief technical specifications. Glossary and index. ► The mariners' handbook, NP 100. Great Britain. Hydrographic Office. 8th ed. Taunton : United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 2004 x, 259 p. : col. ill. ► The Nordic countries and the European Security and Defence Policy/ edited by Alyson J K Bailes, Gunilla Herolf and Bengt Sundelius. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006 427 p. Of the Nordic countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland) some are not members of NATO and some not members of the EU. This book looks at the impact of the European Unions 1999 decision to develop its own military capabilities on relations between the Nordic states and the EU and NATO, and on the the Nordic states' own defence positions. The book is thus an assessment of overlapping and interlocking multilateral security and economic communities, and the tensions between national and international policies. ► The United Kingdom's independent strategic nuclear deterrent : observations on the 2006 White Paper and issues for the parliamentary debate / Michael Codnor, Gavin Ireland, and Lee Willett London : RUSI, 2007 vii, 17 p. Provides background information considered relevant to the government's deliberations about the future of UK's nuclear deterrent. Finds that a submarine based system is the only viable option, that such a deterrent does not breach Britain's NPT obligations, that conflict between major MINDEF Library & Info Centre Books etc. states remains a strategic concern for the future and deterrence remains a policy instrument. ► The world encyclopedia of pistols, revolvers, and sub-machine guns / William Fowler, Anthony North and Charles Stronge London : Lorenz Books, 2007 256 p. : col. ill. Extensively illustrated book that gives a history of the development of firearms and cartridges up to the present day, followed by sections on each of the main categories. Each section is arranged by country from west to east starting from north and south America. Entries give a short description, picture and brief technical specifications, and are in A-Z order by manufacturer. Glossary and index. ► Thicker than oil : America's uneasy partnership with Saudi Arabia/ Rachel Bronson New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 xi, 353 p. History of the development of the strong and abiding relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Suggests that despite the upsurge of anti-American feeling in some quarters and the effect of continued conflict between Israel and Lebanon the longer term prospects are good. ► Traditional classics on leadership/ edited by J Thomas Wren, Douglas A Hicks and Terry L Price Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar , 2004 xxvi, 339 p. Collection of previously published works ranging from Plato to Marx that deal with the morality of leadership, ideal leadership, legitimacy, the status of followers, and challenges to authority. This is the first of a three volume set. ► Untaian kisah dalam al-qur'an Indonesia : Darul Haq, 2007 xiv, 546 p. Kisah-kisah dalam al-Qur'an mempunyai bahagian tentang akhlak yang dapat menyucikan jiwa memperindahkan tingkah laku, menyebarkan sifat bijak dan adab. Kisah-kisah tersebut diungkapkan cara berdiskus dan menyiratkan banyak hikmah dan pelajaran p. 6 D & S Bulletin February 2009 Books etc. kepada manusia. Buku untaian kisah dalam alQur'an bukan saja memuatkan kisah-kisah para nabi tapi semua kisah yang disebutkan Allah dalam al-Qur'an. ► Weapons and mass destruction : Australia's role in fighting proliferation: practical responses to new challenges Australia. Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Canberra : Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade, 2005 vi, 106 p. : ill. maps Review of Australia's contributions to international controls on weapons of mass destruction and its participation in ongoing efforts such as the PSI to further contain such weapons. ► Why cooperate? : the incentive to supply global public goods/ Scott Barrett Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 xv, 258 p. Global public goods are those that once implemented are of benefit to all nations whether or not they participated in the development. This book expands on the idea of global public goods, then considers how they could be achieved, and what institutional frameworks and incentive systems would be needed to maximise global public goods. Books listed here are available in one or more of the following libraries: • MINDEF Library & Info Centre • SHHB-IDSS Library • Officer Cadet School Library Please refer to the library catalogue for location. MINDEF Library & Info Centre p. 7 D & S Bulletin February 2009 Journal articles ASEAN Regional strategy for a nuclear - weapon free zone : Asean case/ C.P. F. Luhulima Strait shooter : PLA expands and upgrades missiles arsenal/ Richard D Fisher Jr The Indonesian Quarterly : Vol.36, No.2, pp.120-137 Jane's Intelligence Review : Vol.20, No. 11, November 2008, pp.52-55 ASEAN's initiative to establish such a zone was based on the 1971 declaration of establishing a Zone of Peace Freedom and neutrality in Southeast Asia. Indonesia and Malaysia were the first ASEAN countries to recommend the establishment of a Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (SEANWFZ). in the mid1990s. In article 1 (a) and 1 (b) of the treaty provide that (a) Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone hereinafter referred to as the Zone means the area comprising the territories of all states in Southeast Asia namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), (b) territory means the land territory , internal waters, territorial sea, archipelagic waters. The article assesses the rapid development of China's burgeoning missile capability. For China PLA missile forces are now more capable of focusing varying degrees of lethal or non-lethal force on a broad to achieve political military results. The weaponisation of space : the next arms race/ David Steele Australian Defence Force Journal : Issue. 77, 2008, pp.17-31 China will continue to progress the development of military space capabilities the only uncertainty is the extent and intent of this development. China and US is unlikely, China could significantly alter the balance of power through a nuclear detonation in space or the use of an ASAT weapon. CHINA China reveals its progress on UAVs/ Trefor Moss INDONESIA Indonesia complex security threat Jane's Defence Weekly : 12 November 2008, pp.14-15 A wide range of Chinese UAV designs at various stages of development. The number of UCAW showed the progress being made by the Chinese military towards achieving its goal. Jane's Foreign Report : 6 November 2008, pp.6-7 Indonesia face an increasingly multi-faceted terrorist threat, comprising various small autonomous cells with different motivations. A new China : blossoms earthquake aid pours in as China shows new face/ Jun Wang Secular trends : Indonesia after the Bali bombers Asia Pacific Defense Forum : 3rd Quarter 2008, pp. 3336 The Economist : 15 November 2008, pp. 35-36 The earthquake in Sichuan has softened that impression giving the country a vulnerable touch. More than 60,000 victims the whole nation was swept up by the tragedy of the earthquake. China to hasten fighter fleet modernization Flight International : 18-24 November 2008, p.18 China hopes to get its aircraft carrier programme up and running in the next decade. The J-10 has been identified as the backbone of the Chinese airforce and continue to increase the production rate and improve on the earlier version. MINDEF Library & Info Centre The bombings killed 202 people mostly tourists in Bali in 2002. The bombers members of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) a south-East Asian affiliate of alQaeda bragged of relishing martyrdom. With the help of FBI and its Australian counterpart it created two specialist anti terror units. One is a low profile intelligence gathering operation and the other detachment 88 a muscular police unit that swoops on suspected members of violent groups. Terrorism analysts also say the police must keep a close watch on localised sectarian conflicts. p. 8 D & S Bulletin February 2009 JAPAN Air power in Japan's national strategy / Tomoyuki Ishizu Rusi Journal : Vol.153, No.5, pp.72-76 Japanese air power developed during the cold war with the task of air defence and anti submarine warfare as its premier missions. The discussions is that air power should play a major role in Japan's defence and for the air power that Japan possesses investment should concentrate on essentials for improving the international security environment. Japan requires minimum fighter aircraft for anti-overflight measures and air defence. Japan's co-operative assistance in the international community is as important as the alliance policy. KOREA North Korea moves to restart key nuclear plant Arms Control Today : Vol 38, No 8,October 2008. pp.29-31 Pyongyang announced that it would consider taking steps to restore the disabled facilities in response to Washington's insistence that North Korea agree to a verification protocol before being removed from department of state's list of state sponsors of terrorism. North Korea submitted a declaration on its nuclear activities at Yonghyon June 26. The six parties agreed to establish a verification mechanism in July 12 joint statement. Rule by the dead/ Christian Caryl, B J Lee Journal articles Foal Eagle 2008, is an essential training opportunity that allows skills and techniques to be perfected across the services. Preparing for the 2012 transition, key resolve, occurring simultaneously with Foal Eagle included a joint/combined command post exercise that trained ROK and US forces in reception, staging, onward movement and integration of forces from bases outside the ROK. MALAYSIA Jen Tan Sri Haji Abdul Aziz Haji Zainal : wawancara eksklusif perajurit Perajurit : Oktober 2008, pp.7-12 Wawancara Tan Sri mengenai langkah-langkah pemodenan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia yang telah dilaksanakan seterusnya mengenai program-program pemodenan yang telah dirancang dalam rancangan Malaysia ke 9. Wawancara tersebut juga menyentuh mengenai dengan desas-desus tawaran kerajaan Brunei untuk menjual tiga buah kapal OPV kelas Nakhoda Ragam. Leadership change not necessarily positive Asia Monitor, South East Asia Vol 2 : Vol. 19, Issue 12, December 2008, pp.1 - 2 Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi revealed Malaysia will have a new premier. It is plan to see that while a change in leadership may provide the government with some much needed breathing space. A recent Merdeka Center poll has revealed that 40% of respondents believed that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim would make the better prime minister. Newsweek: December 8, 2008, p.25 This article discusses what will happen next if North Korea ailing leader, Kim Jung Il dies. Some expect the the "Hermit Kingdom" will transform while others foresee history repeating itself when many predicted in vain that his father, Kim Il Sung's regime to fade upon his death. Defending the public of Korea : transforming the ROK-US military alliance/ US Pacific Command Staff Asia Pacific Defense Forum : 3rd Quarter 2008, pp.2124 MINDEF Library & Info Centre Risks still elevated despite resounding Anwar victory South East Asia Vol 2 : Vol. 19, issue. 10, December 2008, p.2 Five key political risks to watch for in Malaysia, namely the magnitude of former deputy prime minister and de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's anticipated victory in the by election. Pakatan Rakyat coalition and the possibility of populist policies being employed by the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition in order to boost its popularity. The three other key risks outlined above still remain very much in play p. 9 D & S Bulletin February 2009 Cash-strapped Malaysia to defer AEW&C contest/ Siva Govindasamy Flight International: 9-15 December 2008, pp.22 Malaysia may delay the competition for up to 8 airborne early warning and control aircraft until the middle of the next decade due to a shortage of funds, according to Malaysia's chief of the defence force General Abdul Aziz Zainal. PAKISTAN Pakistan expects US airstikes to continue/ Farhan Bokhari Jane's Defence Weekly : 12 November 2008, p.7 US policy regarding the Pakistan- Afghanistan border region poses a major challenge to the government of Pakistani President. The UAV attacks have intensified public criticism of the government's support for Washington. Pakistan in peril?/Trefor Moss Jane's Defence Weekly : November 2008, pp.24-31 Country briefing Pakistan. A fledgling democratic government and a military unsure of its role face the challenge of guiding Pakistan towards stability. Journal articles The article examines the reasons for the breakdown and the chances of future reconciliation. The government initially described the court's decision as only a temporary setback and stressed its commitment to pursuing peace. Both government and the MILF have stated their commitment to a peace process in some format. Political analysts and legal practitioners say that the agreement on ancestral domain would have paved the way for the creation of a Bangsamoro state within Philippines republic. SINGAPORE RSAF 40 tahun : spektrum penuh, berintegrasi, bersedia/ M Hanif Ismail Perajurit : Oktober 2008, pp.26-33 Program pembangunan RSAF yang berkait rapat dengan kepesatan perkembangan ekonomi dan program perolehan telah menyaksikan kemunculan RSAF sebagai antara salah sebuah angkatan udara yang mempunyai aset kombat terbesar di rantau Asia. RSAF generasi ketiga dibangunkan dengan mengunakan konsep sebuah angkatan udara yang responsif dan mempunyi keupayaan untuk mengendalikan pelbagai jenis misi dari masa aman dan sehinggalah masa perang. TAIWAN PAPUA Hungry of justice : Taiwan's opposition Bombs hit US mine in Papua The Economist : 22-28 November 2008, p.37 Jane's Foreign Report : 16 October 2008, pp.4-6 The former president locked up on November 12 on suspicion of serious crimes. He is accused of embezzling state assets, accepting bribes, forgery and money laundering. Mr Chen rose to power on a platform of promoting formal independence in China. The first two bombs exploded on 11 and 12 September near the entrance to Freeport's mine owned by local Indonesia. The explosions raised tensions in the region where a peaceful proindependence movement is active. The bombings are unlikely to result in a major crackdown on local pro-independence activists particularly since the involvement of the TPN has been widely discredited. PHILIPPINES No peace to Moro : agreement with Philippine militants collapses/ Raymund Jose Jane's Intelligence Review : Vol. 20, No. 11, November 2008, pp.22-25 MINDEF Library & Info Centre A chance to build on Taiwan's progress/ Paul Wolfowitz Far Easter Economic Review : November 2008, pp.2629 The people of Taiwan are working on one of the history's great experiments of building a democratic country in a Chinese culture. Taiwan's presidential elections there has been another new and important development. The Ma p. 10 D & S Bulletin February 2009 administration try to move swiftly to clean up the Taiwan regulatory morass and improve the investment climate. Taiwan's energy market is just example of a sector needing reform. A second example is the restrictions on technology investments in China and the third example concerns the agreement on government procurement under the WTO. TERRORISM How propaganda works : a case study : the US squandered 9/11 goodwill/ Robert Merz Counter Terrorism : Vol 14, No 4 2008, Winter Issue, pp.20-24 The propaganda works by forcing the target audience to ignore the whole and focus only on the small portion of the truth that is useful to the adversary. The 'squandered goodwill’ theme is a newcomer at the end of long line of related propaganda themes. Media analysts can see how a theme evolved, where it migrated and who has made use of it since its inception. The theme was used in the US with no consideration of what effect its use would on either US troops of Islamic terrorists. The Oncology of Jihad : a medical perspective on counter-terrorism strategy/ Carey Pelto Counter Terrorism : Vol.14, No. 4, Winter Issue, pp.2629 Today the hazards of CBRN weaponry whether used in cancer or warfare remain similar. CBRN (which stands for Chemical, Biological, Radiologic, Nuclear) also describes current medical treatments for cancer (Chemotherapy, Gene-therapy, Radiation-therapy, and Nuclear Medicine). The article highlights the similarity concepts of medical term and counter terrorism strategy. They are many semantic similarities between terrorism and medicine. Geography, globalization, and terrorism : the plots of Jemaah Islamiyah/ Justin V. Hastings Security Studies : Vol. 17, No. 3, July - September 2008, pp.505- This article argues the technologies of globalization such as cheap transportation and telecommunications do not in many circumstances liberate terrorist groups to attack MINDEF Library & Info Centre Journal articles throughout the world or necessarily grant them more power vis-à-vis states. To illustrate the argument it traces how the Southeast Asia terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah (JI) planned two plots in 2000 and 2001, the Christmas Eve 2000 bombings in Indonesia which succeeded and the Singapore plots 2001 which failed. Assessing the dangers of illicit networks : why al-Qaida may be less threatening than many think/ Calvert Jones International Security : Vol.33, No.2, Fall 2008, pp.7-44 The article with a brief discussion of the term 'network' in the social sciences. It provides a review of the current literature on networks next highlight some limitations that raise doubts whether networks in general and clandestine networks in particular are as postulated in their ability to challenge states. In this article also clarify that paradigm, probe deeper into the consequences of the network structure and challenge conventional wisdom about networkbased threats to states. India under attack The Economist: November 29th-December 5th 2008, p.29-30 Accounts the series of massive bomb blasts that went off in Mumbai, India leaving many dead and others injured. It was reported to be the work of Indian Mujahideen, an Indian terrorist group. UNITED STATES Asia's challenges for Obama/ Brian P Klein Far Eastern Economic Review : November 2008, pp.2225 Countries in the region are looking for expanded involvement by the United States in regional economic integration and security. Some of the top Asia issues President-elect Barrack Obama will likely face early administration economic crisis in Asia, China's economic transformation, North Korea one of the most serious regional crises to occur would be political vacuum and economic collapse in North Korea, regional integration, and the U.S-Japan alliance. p. 11 D & S Bulletin February 2009 Journal articles MISCELLANEOUS A maritime malaise - the current UK approach to maritime security The Naval Review : Vol.96, No. 4, November 2008, pp.314-321 This article highlights the developing national malaise and to objectively examine contemporary maritime security issues. It argues that whilst conventional threats to maritime security remain low, relatively constant and localise, irregular, non-conventional actors are increasingly threatening global maritime security. All items listed in this bulletin are available at the library. 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