Abstract ‘Architecture’ has emerged as the new catchphrase in Asian security politics. Despite its growing centrality, insufficient attention has thus far been given to defining…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Abstract The United States has approached security relations in Asia as a hub-and-spoke arrangement — with the United States at the center of bilateral ties…
Abstract The recent global financial crisis has highlighted the importance of international monetary and financial system reform. The current system is deemed to be no…
Abstract This paper evaluates whether the proposed FTAAP is a desirable policy option for APEC member economies and the world economy. More specifically, this paper…
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From the publisher: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has recently made numerous commitments to engage civil society organizations (CSOs) in its governance practices. However,…
Abstract The proliferation of regional economic agreements involving East Asian economies in the years since the financial crises is usually explained in the political economy…
Abstract This paper compares the current global financial crisis with the one that struck East Asia a little more than a decade ago. The analysis…
Abstract Political economists have long noted that the prospects for trade liberalization diminish in a climate of economic recession. A stagnant economy intensifies the burden…
Abstract The global financial crisis of 2008–09 presented a critical challenge to East Asian regional financial cooperation. Over a decade of efforts to reduce regional…
Abstract After the devastating experience of the Asian financial crisis more than ten years ago, East Asia launched regional economic cooperation efforts. East Asia’s mixed…
Abstract This article uses the concepts of critical juncture and feedback effects in historical institutionalism to examine China’s role in promoting a China–ASEAN Free Trade…
Summary This year’s Energy Security Report examines how Asia’s rising energy demand, coupled with angst over high prices and the reliability of future supplies, is…
Abstract In the post-Cold War period, mainland Southeast Asia has been significantly marked by peace and stability, despite occasional bilateral tensions among neighbouring countries. Within…
Introduction In late 2011 and early 2012, the Obama administration rolled out its most significant strategic policy decision: the ‘rebalancing’ of its foreign- and defence-policy…
Abstract Although party leaders insist on maintaining Leninist control over Vietnam’s politics, the government is opening the country to foreign investment. A gradual association between…
