The Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2017 is the fourth Strategic Dossier to be published in association with the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. The opening press conference and book launch took place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on 2 June.
The dossier focuses on four centrally important regional security themes relevant to the policy-focused discussions that can be expected at the Dialogue in 2017 and beyond:
• The evolving roles of the United States and China in Asia-Pacific security;
• Responses by the US and regional states to regional security tensions, particularly in the South China Sea;
• Emerging security questions relating to nuclear weapons, missiles and military cyber capabilities;
• The prospects for regional security cooperation, including the challenges for the ASEAN-centred architecture.
The event was chaired by Dr Tim Huxley, Executive Director of IISS–Asia, and featured a panel composed of Dossier contributors including:
Dr William Choong, Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security, IISS
Dr Matthew Cottee, Research Associate, Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, IISS
Professor Ben Schreer, Head, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University
Dr Euan Graham, Director, International Security Program, Lowy Institute for International Policy
Dr Brendan Taylor, Head, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University.
