Introduction Amid the significant media buzz and scrutiny over the arbitral tribunal’s July ruling before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) regarding disputed maritime rights…
Country or Region: Southeast Asia
Summary The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a miracle. Why? In an era of growing cultural pessimism, many thoughtful individuals believe that different civilisations…
Introduction The South China Sea (SCS) tensions, which captured media attention before and right after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) announced its award in…
Introduction In late November 2016, Bangladesh took delivery of two refurbished submarines from China, making the former the second Bay of Bengal (BoB) navy to…
Summary Recent analysis of China’s military modernization effort has focused heavily on the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) development of concepts and capabilities to deter or…
Introduction The disputes over the South China Sea are complex, and they overlap and collide in complex ways. At stake are questions of ownership, demarcation,…
Summary In January 2016, the RAND Corporation’s Center for Asia Pacific Policy organized a conference on maritime disputes in the East and South China Seas.…
Summary This RAND report explores the role and force posture of the U.S. Army in Southeast Asia, both now and out to 2020. The author…
Publication Year: 2015 Look East, Cross Black Waters: India’s Interest in South Asia Summary The global security interests of India and the United States overlap far…
Abstract With the rise and further opening of the Chinese economy, China is playing an increasingly important role in East Asia. China has become a…
Introduction This paper examines the possibility of East Asia’s economic integration, paying special attention to East Asia’s economic institutionalization, including East Asian Economic Caucus (EAEC),…
Introduction Since the decision was made in 1992, ASEAN has expanded its membership to include the remaining four Southeast Asian countries. Vietnam joined first, followed…
Introduction Regionalism has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in both academic and policy circles in recent years due to a wave of efforts to form…
Abstract There has been a great trend of attention toward regionalism in East Asia since the Asian Economic crisis. This trend for East Asian economic…
Introduction For the 40 years from 1949 to 1989, Sino-Soviet-US relations strongly influenced the political, economic, and security structure of East Asia. Today, though Beijing,…
