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Arms Race
![An Arms Race in Southeast Asia? An Arms Race in Southeast Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-30_02-03-35.jpg)
An Arms Race in Southeast Asia?
By Koh Swee Lean Collin
Yes, Southeast Asian states are bulking up their militaries – but that doesn’t necessarily translate to an arms race.
![Asia's Largest Naval Warfare Exhibition: Focus on Subs and UVs Asia's Largest Naval Warfare Exhibition: Focus on Subs and UVs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-18_15-53-17.jpg)
Asia's Largest Naval Warfare Exhibition: Focus on Subs and UVs
By Franz-Stefan Gady
This year's IMDEX conference is bigger than ever -- a telling sign of an accelerating arms race in Asian waters?
An East Asian Arms Race: Does It Even Matter?
By Ian Sundstrom
Capability is no substitute for intent, and one shouldn’t be studied without the other.
![A New Washington Naval Conference for Asia? A New Washington Naval Conference for Asia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/5348748987_2f73519a97_b.jpg)
A New Washington Naval Conference for Asia?
With an Asian naval buildup underway, perhaps history can offer some inspiration.
![How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a German Arms Race How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a German Arms Race](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/18916_52809dd47b84e.jpg)
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a German Arms Race
Halloween or not, The Naval Diplomat is not scared of a German arms race. Quite the opposite in fact.
Arms Race: 21st Century Style
Often times differences in national interest and capabilities result in countries trying to counter one another through dissimilar means.
![What Arms Race? Why Asia Isn’t Europe 1913 What Arms Race? Why Asia Isn’t Europe 1913](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/11931_525381bd0ab7e.jpg)
What Arms Race? Why Asia Isn’t Europe 1913
Asia is not experiencing an arms race like the one that preceded World War I — at least not yet.
![How to View Defense Spending in Asia How to View Defense Spending in Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sizes/thumbnail/3734_5243937a29b4a.jpg)
How to View Defense Spending in Asia
Defense spending in Asia is up in absolute terms but there many other factors to consider.
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