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Informationen zum Autor Jonathan R. Stromseth is a senior fellow and Lee Kuan Yew Chair at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in Southeast Asian politics and U.S. Asia policy. He previously served on the secretary of state's policy planning staff, advising the State Department's leadership on China, Southeast Asia, and East Asian and Pacific affairs. Klappentext "In this timely volume, leading experts from Southeast Asia, Australia, and the United States assess these great power dynamics by examining the strategic landscape, domestic governance trends, and economic challenges in Southeast Asia, with the latter focusing especially on infrastructure. Among other findings, the authors express concern that U.S. policy has become too concentrated on defense and security, to the detriment of diplomacy and development, allowing China to fill the soft power vacuum and capture the narrative through its signature Belt and Road Initiative. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the policy challenges for Washington as China recovers faster from the outbreak, reinforcing its already advantaged economic position and advancing its strategic goals as a result." Zusammenfassung Examines the strategic landscape, domestic governance trends, and economic challenges in Southeast Asia. Among other findings, the authors express concern that US policy has become too concentrated on defense and security, to the detriment of diplomacy and development, allowing China to fill the soft power vacuum. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface Acknowledgments 1. Navigating Great Power Competition in Southeast Asia, Jonathan R. Stromseth 2. The U.S. "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" Concept: Continuity and Change, Lindsey Ford 3. At a Strategic Crossroads: ASEAN Centrality amid Sino-American Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific, Richard Javad Heydarian 4. The Case for an Australian Step-Up in Southeast Asia, Hervé Lemahieu 5. China and the West Competing Over: Infrastructure in Southeast Asia, David Dollar 6. Mobilizing the Indo-Pacific Infrastructure: Response to China's Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia, Roland Rajah 7. ASEAN Economic Prospects amid Emerging Turbulence: Development Challenges and Implications for Reform, Khuong Vu 8. Historical Tensions and Contemporary Governance Challenges in Southeast Asia: The Case of Indonesia, Ben Bland 9. Decoupling Governance and Democracy: The Challenge of Authoritarian Development in Southeast Asia, Thomas Pepinsky Contributors Chronology of the Region: October 2018-November 2020 Trilateral Dialogue Participants and Observers Index ...
