Insurgency and Terrorism Series: Handbook of Terrorism in the Asia–Pacific (ePub)

The Handbook of Terrorism in the Asia–Pacific provides a historical overview of terrorism in the Asia–Pacific, the evolution of threat, and the present threat faced by countries with the rise of the Islamic State (IS). This is a concise and readable handbook which examines the origins of the current wave of terrorism across countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Northeast Asia and the Pacific, and identifies emerging trends and new forms of terror that have altered the landscape and rendered the region increasingly vulnerable to asymmetric attacks. Comprising of more than 20 chapters, this handbook will be a useful source of reference for undergraduate and graduate students focused on understanding the causes of terrorism and insurgency in the Asia–Pacific.Contents:AcknowledgementsIntroduction (Rohan Gunaratna)Southeast Asia:Singapore (Stefanie Kam)Indonesia (V Arianti)Malaysia (Manivanan Sibalinggam)Laos (Stefanie Kam)Thailand (Stefanie Kam)East Timor (Muh Taufiqurrohman)Cambodia (Stefanie Kam)Brunei (Stefanie Kam)Myanmar (Iftekharul Bashar and Kyaw San Wai)Philippines (Vanessa Panes)South Asia:Pakistan (Abdul Basit)Afghanistan (Hallimuh Kousary)India (Vikram Rajakumar)Bangladesh (Iftekharul Bashar)Sri Lanka (Iromi Dharmawardhane)Maldives (Iromi Dharmawardhane)Bhutan (Ajay Abraham)Nepal (Stefanie Kam)Central Asia:Uzbekistan (Nodirbek Soliev)Tajikistan (Nodirbek Soliev)Kazakhstan (Nodirbek Soliev)Turkmenistan (Nodirbek Soliev)Kyrgyzstan (Nodirbek Soliev)Northeast Asia:China (Stefanie Kam)Hong Kong (Stefanie Kam)Japan (Sara Dissanayake)South Korea (Kangil Lee)North Korea (Kangil Lee)Taiwan (Kangil Lee)Pacific:Australia (Stefanie Kam)New Zealand (Stefanie Kam)Solomon Islands (Stefanie Kam)Conclusion (Stefanie Kam)EditorsContributorsIndexReadership: Students and professionals in the field of international relations & security/terrorism studies.