Anchored by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Southeast Asia is one of the most dynamic and diverse regions in Asia. It includes Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Over the past 50 years, Southeast Asian nations have managed to overcome instability and conflict to build a successful multilateral forum that promotes regional cooperation and consensus-building among a highly distinct and internally diverse group of countries.
ASPI’s work on Southeast Asia focuses on policy dialogues and solution-oriented projects and recommendations reports, as well as sharing insights about and perspectives from the region through public events and expert commentary. ASPI conducts projects that aim to enhance the security, prosperity, and sustainability of the region, as well as advance Southeast Asia’s relations with the United States and the rest of the Asia-Pacific. For instance, ASPI’s U.S.-Myanmar Track II dialogue helped inform policymakers in both countries at a time that Myanmar’s government was inching toward reform and opening up to the international community.
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speechAlistair Ritchie delivered a presentation for the 11th International Greenhouse Gas Conference on Prospects for Carbon Markets in 2030.
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articleASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi an ASEAN’s response to the pandemic.
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reportReport on BRI projects' strategic and military implications for China, the region, and the United States.
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interviewFernando Zobel de Ayala on the economic impact of COVID-19 on the Philippines, Southeast Asia, digital banking, and fintech.
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articleBeijing sees CPTPP as way to reduce its reliance on America during the trade war, writes ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler.
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interviewOn Thursday, April 16, Wendy Cutler cohosted a webinar about the COVID-19 pandemic and recent moves that restrict global trade, focusing on the perspectives of Southeast Asian governments as well as the U.S. business community.
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articleSenior Fellow Richard Maude writes that public health systems in Southeast Asia will be quickly overrun and deaths from the virus will rise sharply if more aggressive containment measures are not put in place quickly.
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articleDaniel Russel writes that BRI projects face delays as the coronavirus prevents Beijing from supplying goods and people.
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articleASPI's Wendy Cutler and James Green assess the significance of the latest RCEP meeting hosted by China.
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interviewWendy Cutler talks trade with Representative Joaquin Castro on The Diplomatic Cable podcast.