Jacob Bercovitch is professor of international relations at the University of Canterbury.Karl DeRouen, Jr. is professor of political science at the University of Alabama.

This edited volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of the causes of war—and peace—in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. It creatively combines case studies of individual conflicts with region-wide conflict trend data enabling a far richer and more comprehensive analysis than either approach on its own.

• Chapter 1 List of FiguresChapter 2 List of TablesChapter 3 Preface and AcknowledgmentsPart 4 Section One: Security and Internal Conflicts in the RegionChapter 5 Chapter 1: Conflict Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 6 Chapter 2: The Nature of Conflict Management in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 7 Chapter 3: The Limits of Peace: Third Parties in Civil Wars in Southeast Asia, 1993–2004Part 8 Section Two: Features of Conflict in the RegionChapter 9 Chapter 4: Old Conflicts in a New Era: The Reality of Intractable Conflicts in Southeast Asia and the PacificChapter 10 Chapter 5: Civil Wars in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Conflict Resolution and the Problem of RecurrenceChapter 11 Chapter 6: The Employment of Islam in Southeast Asian Civil ConflictsPart 12 Section Three: External Involvement and Conflict Management in the RegionChapter 13 Chapter 7: Civil War Mediation Progression in South East Asia and the PacificChapter 14 Chapter 8: The World Bank in Regional Conflict in Southeast Asia and the PacificChapter 15 Chapter 9: Assessing the Conditions for Interventions in Internal Conflict in East Asia and the Pacific RegionChapter 16 Chapter 10: The Aceh Case: Track Two Mediation Activities towards PeaceChapter 17 Chapter 11: Evaluating Success of Peacekeeping Mission: Lessons from East Timor and Solomon IslandsChapter 18 Chapter 12:Internal Conflict, External Influence: The Case of MyanmarPart 19 ConclusionChapter 20 Chapter 13: Practical Implications for NZ and Australia Regarding the Presence of Internal Conflicts in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 21 About the ContributorsChapter 22 Index

Jacob Bercovitch is professor of international relations at the University of Canterbury.Karl DeRouen, Jr. is professor of political science at the University of Alabama.

This edited volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of the causes of war—and peace—in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. It creatively combines case studies of individual conflicts with region-wide conflict trend data enabling a far richer and more comprehensive analysis than either approach on its own.

• Chapter 1 List of FiguresChapter 2 List of TablesChapter 3 Preface and AcknowledgmentsPart 4 Section One: Security and Internal Conflicts in the RegionChapter 5 Chapter 1: Conflict Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 6 Chapter 2: The Nature of Conflict Management in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 7 Chapter 3: The Limits of Peace: Third Parties in Civil Wars in Southeast Asia, 1993–2004Part 8 Section Two: Features of Conflict in the RegionChapter 9 Chapter 4: Old Conflicts in a New Era: The Reality of Intractable Conflicts in Southeast Asia and the PacificChapter 10 Chapter 5: Civil Wars in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Conflict Resolution and the Problem of RecurrenceChapter 11 Chapter 6: The Employment of Islam in Southeast Asian Civil ConflictsPart 12 Section Three: External Involvement and Conflict Management in the RegionChapter 13 Chapter 7: Civil War Mediation Progression in South East Asia and the PacificChapter 14 Chapter 8: The World Bank in Regional Conflict in Southeast Asia and the PacificChapter 15 Chapter 9: Assessing the Conditions for Interventions in Internal Conflict in East Asia and the Pacific RegionChapter 16 Chapter 10: The Aceh Case: Track Two Mediation Activities towards PeaceChapter 17 Chapter 11: Evaluating Success of Peacekeeping Mission: Lessons from East Timor and Solomon IslandsChapter 18 Chapter 12:Internal Conflict, External Influence: The Case of MyanmarPart 19 ConclusionChapter 20 Chapter 13: Practical Implications for NZ and Australia Regarding the Presence of Internal Conflicts in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 21 About the ContributorsChapter 22 Index

Jacob Bercovitch is professor of international relations at the University of Canterbury.Karl DeRouen, Jr. is professor of political science at the University of Alabama.

This edited volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of the causes of war—and peace—in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. It creatively combines case studies of individual conflicts with region-wide conflict trend data enabling a far richer and more comprehensive analysis than either approach on its own.

• Chapter 1 List of FiguresChapter 2 List of TablesChapter 3 Preface and AcknowledgmentsPart 4 Section One: Security and Internal Conflicts in the RegionChapter 5 Chapter 1: Conflict Peace and Security in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 6 Chapter 2: The Nature of Conflict Management in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 7 Chapter 3: The Limits of Peace: Third Parties in Civil Wars in Southeast Asia, 1993–2004Part 8 Section Two: Features of Conflict in the RegionChapter 9 Chapter 4: Old Conflicts in a New Era: The Reality of Intractable Conflicts in Southeast Asia and the PacificChapter 10 Chapter 5: Civil Wars in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Conflict Resolution and the Problem of RecurrenceChapter 11 Chapter 6: The Employment of Islam in Southeast Asian Civil ConflictsPart 12 Section Three: External Involvement and Conflict Management in the RegionChapter 13 Chapter 7: Civil War Mediation Progression in South East Asia and the PacificChapter 14 Chapter 8: The World Bank in Regional Conflict in Southeast Asia and the PacificChapter 15 Chapter 9: Assessing the Conditions for Interventions in Internal Conflict in East Asia and the Pacific RegionChapter 16 Chapter 10: The Aceh Case: Track Two Mediation Activities towards PeaceChapter 17 Chapter 11: Evaluating Success of Peacekeeping Mission: Lessons from East Timor and Solomon IslandsChapter 18 Chapter 12:Internal Conflict, External Influence: The Case of MyanmarPart 19 ConclusionChapter 20 Chapter 13: Practical Implications for NZ and Australia Regarding the Presence of Internal Conflicts in the Asia-Pacific RegionChapter 21 About the ContributorsChapter 22 Index