India should work towards greater economic integration within SAARC, emphasizing regional projects and strategic interdependence.
Stéphanie Martel explores the role of multilateral institutions, ASEAN’s aspirations to create a ‘security community’, and Canada’s international role.
Even with the Indo-Pacific’s increasing popularity, the Asia-Pacific concept has not only held its ground, but is here to stay.
Different positions on disputes and the loose structure of the association prevents ASEAN from taking a more assertive stance on issues related to the South China Sea.
Ivy Kwek discusses her research on major policy debates in Malaysia, her work with the Malaysian Ministry of Defence, and how Malaysia’s foreign policy can promote greater integration within ASEAN.
With no sign of junta retrenchment, the big question remains as to how even a vestige of Myanmar’s democracy can be salvaged from the spoils of coup.
It is time to listen to those who are crying out for protection and finally hold Myanmar’s generals accountable for their crimes.
Ava Patricia Avila sets out the reasons for the steady military buildup by several Southeast Asian states, the impact on ASEAN, as well as the ways a gender perspective can enrich research on civil-military relations.
Despite obvious weaknesses, this rising region merits a greater place both in global political economy and in our geographical imaginations, especially in these parlous times.
ASEAN countries have front row seats to the Sino-US rivalry, though perhaps their say in regional affairs has increased from the Cold War years.
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