Agency Requires Action: Southeast Asia and Great Power Rivalry
Hanh Nguyen
The US-China rivalry means that Southeast Asia needs more integration and a more outcome-oriented ASEAN.
Hanh Nguyen
The US-China rivalry means that Southeast Asia needs more integration and a more outcome-oriented ASEAN.
Tim Huxley
Thinking 35 years ahead, Southeast Asia could see two scenarios: one where it has continued to depend on extra-regional powers but China has demonstrated greater staying power; and the other where the region takes greater responsibility for its own security.
Malcolm Cook
The political ascensions of Jokowi and Duterte is a significant challenge to ASEAN unity and centrality. As political outsiders with minimal international experience, their foreign policies are nationalistic and unilateral - focusing more on supporting the administration's domestic infrastructure and nation-building agenda.