East Asia is one of the world's most dynamic and diverse regions and is also becoming an
increasingly coherent region through the inter-play of various integrative economic, political …

As one of the more successful regional organisations in the world, ASEAN has been the
driver of regional institution building in the Indo-Pacific. The key features in the ASEAN-led …

Will the US-led Indo-Pacific strategy lead to an extensive alliance network against China?
This article shifts focus to non-Quad Asian states—in particular, Indonesia, Vietnam, and …

This article contributes to the discussion about China's divisive influence on the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It argues that recent China–ASEAN relations are …

Even as essential definitional and conceptual issues related to 'minilateralism'remain
unresolved, conjecture has arisen as to the future trajectories of established institutions …

This book examines the changes in Indonesian foreign policy during the 21st century as it
seeks to position itself as a great power in the Indo-Pacific region. The rise of 21st-century …

Hedging is typically understood as a middle path straddling balancing/bandwagoning, the
military/economic, and United States/China. This conventional understanding of hedging …

The intensity of minilateral coalition-building among the United States and its Indo-Pacific
partners, especially the consolidation of the Quad and the formation of AUKUS in 2021, has …

This contribution takes stock of ASEAN centrality in trade and the emerging policy area of
trade infrastructure, also known as connectivity. ASEAN centrality in the East Asian and Indo …

Since 2010, ASEAN has made efforts to increase its coherence and visibility as an actor in
regional infrastructure development, under the umbrella term of connectivity. Its most recent …