Preview: […] East Asia is experiencing its most difficult period since the end of the Cold War. All countries, within and outside the region, have…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Preview: This essay will examine Indonesia’s vision of an East Asian regional order in the context of the current rivalry between the United States as…
Description: This essay briefly traces the contours and dynamics of ASEAN from its early years to its emergence as Southeast Asia’s premier regional organization after…
Summary: Vietnam’s military modernization is increasingly focused on deterring China from seizing disputed territory in the South China Sea. By developing and fielding select capabilities—including…
Abstract: The South China Sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims among sovereign states and the issue has long been a point of debate…
Preview: […] China has not abandoned Southeast Asia as a pivotal front in its international strategy. Despite difficulties in the South China Sea, Beijing still…
Abstract: Security Strategies of Middle Powers in the Asia Pacific examines what drives the different regional security strategies of four middle powers in the Asia…
Abstract: Australia is much larger and has significantly more military and economic power than its Pacific Island neighbours. As a result, it is frequently described…
Description: The authors, who are the Defence Secretary and Joint Secretary (Navy)/Medical respectively, argue in this essay for increased use of cross-border power trading as…
Abstract: This article employs the 3-i framework to explore the institutions, ideas, and interests that have shaped the Bangladesh government’s policy choices for implementing the…
Abstract: This article argues that Beijing’s ambitious ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) is driven by the convergence of Innenpolitik and Aussenpolitik motivations including a desire:…
Abstract: The Australian Foreign Policy White Paper released by the Turnbull government in November 2017 was refreshing in the way it reprioritised Southeast Asia as…
Abstract: Distinct from the literature, this paper uses China’s official definition of ‘core interests’ as a benchmark to examine three aspects of China’s diplomacy in…
Abstract: The regionalisation of the world economy is one of the most important developments in global governance in the past two decades. This process has…
Abstract: This paper examines and takes stock of the changed dynamics in Australia’s relationships with China and the United States. It revisits the importance of…
