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Introducing a re-conceptualized hedging framework, this book analyses the relations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the middle powers Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam with China in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
List of contents
1. The Belt and Road Initiative, Southeast Asia, and the South China Sea - an overview
2. The theoretical-methodological framework: A re-conceptualized hedging concept
3. ASEAN's hedging strategy towards China
4. Malaysia's hedging strategy towards China under Mahathir Mohamad 2.0
5. The Philippines' hedging strategy towards China under Rodrigo Duterte
6. Vietnam's hedging strategy towards China
7. Conclusion: Similarities and differences of the four hedging strategies
About the author
Alfred Gerstl is Associate Professor at the Department of Asian Studies, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic and Adjunct Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria. A specialist on International Relations in the Indo- Pacific, notably on Southeast Asia and China's rise, symbolized in the Belt and Road Initiative, he is also President of the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS), a transnational think tank.
Summary
Introducing a re-conceptualized hedging framework, this book analyses the relations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the middle powers Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam with China in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
