... headwinds, but Indonesia’s trade balance remained in surplus and inflation was tamed. The government promoted its green transition agenda while facing pushback from local communities on environmental and labor issues. In foreign policy, the country hosted the ASEAN Summit, and Jokowi engaged in a flurry...

...Arshid Iqbal Dar The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is a huge free trade pact which was signed in November 2020 after eight years of laborious talks and deliberations by 15 Asia-Pacific countries. It was ratified on January 1, 2022. Besides 10 ASEAN member countries, the pact includes...

... of Cambodian politics continued in much the same way as in previous years, with government harassment of the opposition, a series of politically motivated court cases, and repression of civil society. Cambodia managed a relatively uneventful year as chair of ASEAN, but its international reputation was badly...

... was consistent with society’s greater acceptance of gays and would bring Singapore’s law “into line with current social mores.” PAP succession crisis Workers’ Party ASEAN great power relations In many ways, Singapore in 2022 was a continuation of Singapore in 2021. In Asian Survey’s previous year...

... foreign affairs were dominated by its friendly relationship with China, poor reputation within the United States, and pending chairmanship of ASEAN. COVID-19 wrought further consequences for Cambodia’s economy. Since the abandonment of socialism in 1989, a program of economic liberalization had spurred...

...Chin-Hao Huang; Arjun Jayaraman With its emphasis on organizational minimalism, how does ASEAN induce change in its members’ policies? This paper examines the impact of consensus within ASEAN on haze mitigation in the Indonesian archipelago. When ASEAN articulates its environmental initiatives...

... perspective, which sees Chi- nese development assistance as favorable for Japan s interests. KEYWORDS: Japan, China, ASEAN, official development assistance, Belt and Road Initiative INTRODUCTION From the beginning of its official development assistance (ODA), Japan has supported the economies of developing...

..., observers saw more grandstanding than anything else. US foreign policy China North Korea ASEAN grandstanding JONATHAN HOLSLAG The United States and Asia in 2019 Grandstanding ABSTRACT The Trump administration s policy on Asia in 2019 displayed a mix of over- reach and fecklessness. In terms...

...Aradhna Aggarwal This study explores the relationship between special economic zones and regional integration in ASEAN countries, and identifies how to leverage the attributes of SEZs to deepen regional integration for regional development. The key argument is that SEZs can play a vital role...

... and by the particular character of economic interdependence in the region. © 2016 by the Regents of the University of California 2016 mega-FTAs RCEP regionalism TPP ASEAN JOHN RAVENHILL The Political Economy of an Asian Mega-FTA The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ABSTRACT Like other...

...Dominik M. Müller Brunei and Malaysia are promoting the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration but enforce a brand of Islamic law that systematically violates it. The paradoxical ways in which policymakers are navigating between the two, and the empirical realities of Islamic governance, impede the project...

...Ekaterina Koldunova Both Russia’s 2012 APEC chairmanship and recent dynamics in its dialogue partnership with ASEAN indicate Russia’s intention and ability to act as a constructive player engaged in regional institutional activities in East Asia. However, the implementation of this intention faces...

..., Korea’s non-revisionist inclination is seen to be advantageous in its pursuit of enhanced middle power status. © 2016 by the Regents of the University of California 2016 South Korea Southeast Asia ASEAN middle power multilateralism SARAH TEO, BHUBHINDAR SINGH, AND SEE SENG TAN Southeast...

... connectivity goals will determine its future role in the region. © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California 2015 connectivity India’s regional diplomacy China ASEAN Myanmar K. YHOME The Burma Roads India s Search for Connectivity through Myanmar ABSTRACT Even as economic benefits...

..., the rebalance provides Southeast Asia with hedging options against more assertive PRC actions in the South China Sea. © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California 2015 US rebalance ASEAN multilateral security South China Sea SHELDON W. SIMON The US Rebalance and Southeast Asia A Work...

..., it is concluded that a major armed conflict is still highly unlikely. © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California 2015 South China Sea China conflict ASEAN rise of China MIKAEL WEISSMANN The South China Sea Still No War on the Horizon ABSTRACT Using a conflict transformation framework...

... nor underestimate the utility of ASEAN-centered regionalism in the Asia Pacific. © 2014 by the Regents of the University of California 2014 regionalism multilateralism ASEAN functional theory game theory KAI HE A Strategic Functional Theory of Institutions and Rethinking Asian...

... constrain the ability of the U.S. to quickly recover from the largely self-imposed damage it has inflicted on its future role as a central regional player. © 2014 by the Regents of the University of California 2014 ASEAN China Japan Korean Peninsula pivot strategy or “rebalancing” WILLIAM T...

...Chien-peng Chung Interactions between China and Japan in multilateral “ASEAN plus dialogue partners” forums––the economic groupings ASEAN Plus Three and East Asia Summit, and the security groupings ASEAN Regional Forum and ASEAN Defense Ministerial Meeting Plus––have moved from attempts...

... from the U.S. to resist Chinese pressure on the weaker states. © 2013 by The Regents of the University of California 2013 China Japan Senkakus ASEAN South China Sea DOUGLAS PAAL The United States and Asia in 2012 Domestic Politics Takes Charge ABSTRACT Domestic politics in key Asian...