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This article seeks to review these theoretical debates in light of recent empirical evidence. The two publications are selected for two reasons. First, China's Ascent is a collection of contributions made by leading scholars in the field of international security and is based on different optimistic perspectives on the question of China's rise. The second publication, Southeast Asia and the Rise of China, was more recently published. Based on some of the theoretical insights and empirical evidence presented by the authors in the two volumes, I argue that the Asia‐Pacific region is bound to remain stable and potentially more peaceful if and when China becomes a liberal democracy.

This article argues that Southeast Asia is a region where uneven political development presents a theoretical challenge to the study of regime change and continuity in the academic field of comparative politics. Of the 11 political regimes, only Timor-Leste, the Philippines, and Indonesia can now be considered liberally democratic. However, these democracies are far from consolidated. The other eight regimes range from soft dictatorships to electoral authoritarian regimes and illiberal democracies. This article seeks to explain why no single theory adequately explains regime change and continuity in this region. Impediments to democratisation are many - one of which is the fact that traditional and undemocratic institutions remain strong and that transitions to civilian rule remain vulnerable to other powerful state institutions, most notably the armed forces. (JCSA/GIGA)

This article argues that Southeast Asia is a region where uneven political development presents a theoretical challenge to the study of regime change and continuity in the academic field of comparative politics. Of the 11 political regimes, only Timor-Leste, the Philippines, and Indonesia can now be considered liberally democratic. However, these democracies are far from consolidated. The other eight regimes range from soft dictatorships to electoral authoritarian regimes and illiberal democracies. This article seeks to explain why no single theory adequately explains regime change and continuity in this region. Impediments to democratisation are many - one of which is the fact that traditional and undemocratic institutions remain strong and that transitions to civilian rule remain vulnerable to other powerful state institutions, most notably the armed forces. Adapted from the source document.