PUBLICATIONS ON BURMA by Andrew Selth ARC Research Fellow Griffith Asia Institute Griffith University Books Transforming the Tatmadaw: The Burmese Armed Forces Since 1988, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No.113 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1996) Burma s Armed Forces: Power Without Glory (EastBridge, Norwalk, 2002) Monographs and Research Papers The Anti-Fascist Resistance in Burma, 1942-1945: The Racial Dimension, Occasional Paper No.14 (Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, 1985) Death of a Hero: The U Thant Disturbances in Burma, December 1974, Australia-Asia Paper No.49 (Centre for the Study of Australian-Asian Relations, Griffith University, Brisbane, 1989) Reprinted 1993. Burma's Secret Military Partners, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No.136 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2000) Burma s Muslims: Terrorists or Terrorised?, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No.150 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2003) Burma s North Korean Gambit: A Challenge to Regional Security?, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No.154 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2004) Chinese Military Bases in Burma: The Explosion of a Myth, Regional Outlook Paper No.10 (Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2007)
2 Burma and Nuclear Proliferation: Policies and Perceptions, Regional Outlook Paper No.12 (Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2007) Burma and the Threat of Invasion: Regime Fantasy or Strategic Reality?, Regional Outlook Paper No.17 (Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, 2008) Book Chapters 1994 (Macmillan, Melbourne, 1994) The China-Burma-India "Triangle", in Sandy Gordon and Stephen Henningham (eds), India Looks East: An Emerging Power and its Asia-Pacific Neighbours, Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No.111 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1995) 1995-96 (Macmillan, Melbourne, 1995) 1996-97 (Macmillan, Melbourne, 1996) Myanmar, in Jane's Sentinel: Southeast Asia Security Assessment (Jane's Information Systems, Coulsdon, 1997) (with John B. Haseman) Burma and the Strategic Competition Between China and India, in John J. Brandon (ed), Burma/Myanmar Towards the Twenty-First Century: Dynamics of Continuity and Change (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 1997) The Armed Forces and Military Rule in Burma, in Robert I. Rotberg (ed), Burma: Prospects for a Democratic Future (Brookings Institution Press, Washington, 1998) The Future of the Burmese Armed Forces, in Morten B. Pedersen, Emily Rudland and R.J. May (eds), Burma-Myanmar: Strong Regime, Weak State (Crawford House, Adelaide, 2000) Burma s Maritime Strategy, in Jurgen Shwarz, W.A. Herrmann and H-F. Seller (eds), The Maritime Strategies of Asia (White Lotus, Bangkok, 2001) Race and Resistance in Burma, 1942-1945 in James Le Sueur (ed), The Decolonization Reader (Routledge, London, 2003) Burma's Defence Policy: Programme or Polemic?, in D.S. Mathieson and R.J. May (eds), The Illusion of Progress: The Political Economy of Reform in Burma/Myanmar (Crawford House, Adelaide, 2004)
3 Burma's China Connection: Implications for India, in P.V.Rao (ed), India and ASEAN: Partners at Summit (Knowledge World, New Delhi, 2008) Peer-Reviewed Articles Race and Resistance in Burma, 1942-1945, Modern Asian Studies, Vol.20, No.3, July 1986 Bertil Lintner and the State of Burmese Studies, Asian Studies Review, Vol.15, No.2, November 1991 Australian Defence Contacts With Burma, 1945-1987, Modern Asian Studies, Vol.26, No.3, July 1992 The Myanmar Army Since 1988: Acquisitions and Adjustments, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol.17, No.3, December 1995 Burma and Exotic Weapons, Strategic Analysis, Vol.19, No.3, June 1996 Burma and the Strategic Competition between China and India, Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol.19, No.2, June 1996 Can Burma's Military Regime Survive?, AQ - Australian Quarterly, Vol.68, No.3, Spring 1996 Burma's Military Expansion Program: Plans and Perceptions, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol.26, No.4, 1996 The Myanmar Air Force Since 1988: Expansion and Modernization, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol.19, No.4, March 1998 Burma's Defence Expenditure and Arms Industries, Contemporary Security Policy, Vol.19, No.2, August 1998 Burma's Intelligence Apparatus, Intelligence and National Security, Vol.13, No.4, Winter 1998 The Burma Navy Under the SLORC, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol.29, No.2, 1999 Australian Contacts with Colonial Myanmar, 1886-1947, Myanmar Historical Research Journal, No.6, December 2000 Landmines in Burma: Forgotten Weapons in a Forgotten War, Small Wars and Insurgencies, Vol.12, No.2, Summer 2001
4 Burma and Superpower Rivalries in the Asia-Pacific, US Naval War College Review, Vol.55, No.2, Spring 2002 Burma s Muslims and the War on Terror, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol.27, No.2, March-April 2004 Burma s China Connection: Implications for the Indian Ocean Region, Indian Ocean Survey, Vol.1, No.1, January-June 2005 Burma, China and the Myth of Military Bases, Asian Security, Vol.3, No.3, 2007 Burma s Saffron Revolution and the Limits of International Influence, Australian Journal of International Affairs, Vol.62, No.3, September 2008 Even Paranoids Have Enemies: Cyclone Nargis and Burma s Fears of Invasion, Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol.30, No.3, December 2008 Burma, Hollywood and the Politics of Entertainment, Continuum: Journal of Media and Cultural Studies, Vol.23, No.3, June 2009 Modern Burma Studies: A Survey of the Field, Modern Asian Studies, Vol.44, No.2, March 2010 Working Papers Assisting the Defence of Australia : Australian Defence Contacts With Burma, 1945-1987, Working Paper No.218 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1990) Australia's Relations with Colonial Burma, 1886-1947, Working Paper No.89 (Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, 1994) Burma's Arms Procurement Programme, Working Paper No.289 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1995) Burma's Intelligence Apparatus, Working Paper No.308 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1997) Burma's Defence Expenditure and Arms Industries, Working Paper No.309 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1997) The Burma Navy, Working Paper No.313 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1997) The Burma Air Force, Working Paper No.315 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1997)
5 Burma and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Working Paper No.334 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1999) The Burmese Armed Forces Next Century: Continuity or Change?, Working Paper No.338 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 1999) Burma's Order of Battle: An Interim Assessment, Working Paper No.351 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2000) Landmines in Burma: The Military Dimension, Working Paper No.352 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2000) Burma: A Strategic Perspective, Working Paper No.13 (Asia Foundation, San Francisco, May 2001) Burma s Armed Forces Under Civilian Rule: A Return to the Past?, Working Paper No.2/01 (Technical Advisory Network of Burma, The Burma Fund, Washington, 2001) Burma s China Connection and the Indian Ocean Region, Working Paper No.377 (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra, 2003) Modern Burma Studies: A View From The Edge, Working Paper No.96 (Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2007) Populism, Politics and Propaganda: Burma and the Movies, Working Paper No.100 (Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2008) Burma s Coco Islands: Rumours and Realities in the Indian Ocean, Working Paper No.101 (Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2008) Burmapubs2 5 April 2009