Southeast Asia has a long history of ethnic and religious terrorism. The September 11 attacks on the United States brought into focus the danger of Islamic extremist groups operating worldwide including in Southeast Asia. In addition to traditional Islamic terrorist groups in the Philippines, thailand and Indonesia, the emergence of Jemaah Islamiyah, as the most dangerous regional terrorist org…
When the heads of government from ten Asian and fifteen European Union Nations, including the European Commision met in Bangkok. Europe’s relationship with Asia are not new with almost every state in Asia being colonized in one way or another by the Western powers at one time or another.(see full in books...)