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- Title
ASEAN CENTRALITY UNDER SIEGE.
- Authors
DALPINO, CATHARIN
- Abstract
Two regional meetings in Southeast Asia over the summer - the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore and the ASEAN Regional Forum in Bangkok - revealed growing angst among Southeast Asian leaders over narrowing political space in which to balance relations in the context of US-China competition. More broadly, the relevance of ASEAN in these polarizing times has come into question and subregional arrangements, such as the Ayeyawady-Chaopraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) are emerging. Recent incidents point to growing Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea. A reported agreement with Cambodia to build a strategic outpost on the Gulf of Thailand has drawn sharp criticism from Washington. But it is unclear how able or willing Southeast Asian governments are to push back since they view China as a critical economic partner. As several Southeast Asian leaders contemplate retirement, economic security is a common element in the legacies they envision.
- Subjects
ASEAN; ECONOMIC security; CENTRALITY; INTERNATIONAL economic relations; CHINESE people
- Publication
Comparative Connections: A Triannual E-Journal on East Asian Bilateral Relations, 2019, Vol 21, Issue 2, p47
- ISSN
1930-5370
- Publication type
Article