Synopsis The mosaic of Asian-Pacific nations is made up of many nationalities and cultures; the geography is disparate and difficult; most significant of all, in terms of the security preoccupations of the region, power is unevenly spread. The single most striking feature is diversity. In the present book all pertinent issues of security concerns and strategic policies of Southeast Asia and the Pacific region are addressed elaborately in analytic way. Though in a unipolar world today security equations change frequently, yet we have tried to portray the picture in the historical context as well as the present day scenario.