Internal conflict and regional security in island Asia: stabilizing the "arc of instability" / Benjamin Reilly -- Indonesia: the regional giant / John B. Haseman -- Deep insecurity and political stability: inside Mahathir's Malaysia / William Case -- Mindanao and its impact on security in the Philippines / David G. Wiencek -- Rethinking security in the South Pacific: Fiji and the Solomon Islands / Sandra Tarte, Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka -- Tensions in Micronesia / Stephen Hoadley -- The Bougainville peace process: the "pacific" settlement of disputes? / Bede Corry -- Regional transnational security challenges / Peter Chalk -- External power engagement in Melanesia / Henry S. Albinski -- The United States and the region / William Tow -- Secur(itiz)ing the environment: unraveling environmental security in Pacific Asia / Lorraine Elliott -- Post-financial crisis assessment and AFTA-CER trade relations / Sean McDonald.