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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articleLindsey Ford highlights problems with the U.S. approach to North Korea and the South China Sea.
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articleDaniel Russel's speech on prospects for the economy in 2019
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articleASEAN should advance own Indo-Pacific concept or see Washington or Beijing take the lead, writes ASPI President Kevin Rudd.
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interviewAs long as the future of U.S.-China relations remain unclear, Japan's PM Shinzo Abe should work on improving China-Japan relations, says ASPI President Kevin Rudd.
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interviewA discussion of ASPI Distinguished Fellow Marty Natelegawa's new book about the Indo-Pacific's longest-standing regional organization.
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speechKevin Rudd's speech to the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia.
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articleHow will Cambodia’s democratic history and recent political events shape the upcoming elections?
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interviewASPI's Debra Eisenman on whether Myanmar’s military leaders should be charged for crimes against humanity.
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articleAnubhav Gupta describes the goals and accomplishments of India's Act East policy.
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interviewWendy Cutler talks to NPR about about the original purpose of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.