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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articleWendy Cutler writes in Barron's about China and Taiwan's intentions to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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articleWendy Cutler writes in Foreign Affairs about the need for the Biden Administration to re-engage with the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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articleElina Noor writes in Nikkei Asia about the implications of Vice President Harris’ recent trip to Southeast Asia.
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videoWendy Cutler is interviewed by Gordon Flake on the Biden Administration's Indo-Pacific trade policy and areas for collaboration between U.S. and Australia, among other issues.
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videoWendy Cutler and Nick Wadhams on the Biden Administration's U.S. trade policy.
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articleWendy Cutler and Kurt Tong on how to advance inclusion, climate, and innovation in the Indo-Pacific
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speechDaniel Russel's testimony to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific
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articleRichard Maude examines how Joe Biden's administration is approaching foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific in the first months of his presidency.
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articleWendy Cutler and Joshua Meltzer write that the time is ripe for a regional digital trade agreement in the Indo-Pacific.
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articleElina Noor and experts explore the future of Southeast Asia’s relations with the United States under the Biden administration.