Khoo, How San2008-09-152011-01-042008-09-152011-01-04b20465634http://hdl.handle.net/1885/47471The purpose of this study is to critically evaluate three scholarly perspectives -- balance of power, institutional, and security complex -- to examine the evolving dynamics of security interdependence and inter-state relations among Southeast Asian states and external powers since 1945. This study is thus a comparative evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the three methods in their empirical analysis of the regional security dynamics of Southeast Asia. ¶ ...enThe Australian National Universitybalance of powerinternational institutionssecurity complexSoutheast Asiaregional securitysecurity interdependenceASEANAPEC199910.25911/5d7a29b4dd41c