Online Resources – ASEAN
A brief introduction to ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with links and media to further explore.
Interview – Simon Long
Journalist Simon Long shares his views on state-media relations in the Asian context, geopolitical tensions in East Asia, the role of ASEAN and Rohingya refugee crisis.
Interview – Joseph Chinyong Liow
Dr Chinyong Liow discusses the Trump administration’s strategy for East and Southeast Asia, growing conservatism in Indonesia, and the 50th anniversary of ASEAN.
Student Feature – Middle Powers in International Relations
Middle power theorising can draw on a long and important intellectual history, emphasising the potential for states desiring middle power recognition to become good global citizens in a globalizing world.
Review – Asia’s New Battlefield
A comprehensive analysis of the current battle for primacy in the Western Pacific which would be of benefit to students, academics, policy-makers and the general public.
ASEAN, Institutional Change, and Historical Institutionalism
Understanding the processes of institutional change is important to grasp the possibility and limitation of ASEAN’s institutional change, and its reaction to an event.
ASEAN Regional Institutions: Remaining Relevant amidst External Power Rivalries
Maintaining ASEAN’s relevance amidst external power rivalries is premised upon ASEAN’s regional institutions remaining resilient to influences by external factors.
RtoP and Women, Peace and Security: A Shared Agenda for the Asia-Pacific?
Shared advocacy between the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agendas is vital to help realise their stated objectives.
ASEAN: Going It Alone? Not Quite
Despite decades of confidence-building, distrust among ASEAN member states has remained high, limiting the extent of intraregional cooperation.
Diffusing the EU Model of Regional Integration in Asia: Integration ‘à la carte’?
ASEAN has demonstrated that it remains true to itself, seeking methods for making its own integration efforts more efficient without departing from its long established principles of cooperation.
