Southeast Asian governments are again investing substantial resources in their Armed Forces, and particularly in procuring weapons systems and other military equipment. This phenomenon raises some important questions. What factors are driving military modernisation and defence procurement, and influencing procurement choices? What is the contemporary scope and scale of defence procurement in Southeast Asia? How does defence procurement work in practice: what are the processes and who are the main actors involved? And what is the result of defence procurement? Does it lead to improved military capabilities? What is its impact on Southeast Asia's security: is it enhancing the sub-region's stability or is there evidence of an arms race which might be destabilising? These questions will be answered at Defense & Security (D&S) 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand (5-8 March at IMPACT Exhibition Center).
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