Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Acknowledgements xxi
6. The Region
7. SOUTHEAST ASIA IN AN AGE OF STRATEGIC UNCERTAINTY 1
8. SOUTHEAST ASIAN ECONOMIES 19
9. FORGING THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, 2015 TO 2016 — AND BEYOND 43
10. SOUTHEAST ASIA’S DEMOGRAPHIC SITUATION, REGIONAL VARIATIONS, AND NATIONAL CHALLENGES 55
11. U.S.–JAPAN–AUSTRALIA STRATEGIC COOPERATION IN THE TRUMP ERA 83
12. BLURRING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN HUAQIAO AND HUAREN 101
13. Brunei Darussalam
14. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM IN 2016 115
15. Cambodia
16. 2016: A PROMISING YEAR FOR CAMBODIA? 131
17. Indonesia
18. INDONESIA IN 2016 147
19. INDONESIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN 2016 163
20. Laos
21. REGIME RENEWAL IN LAOS 177
22. Malaysia
23. MALAYSIA IN 2016 201
24. REALIGNMENT OF STATE–CENTRE RELATIONS 221
25. Myanmar
26. MYANMAR’S NEW ERA 235
27. EMERGING PATTERN OF CIVIL–MILITARY RELATIONS 259
28. Philippines
29. THE PHILIPPINES IN 2016 275
30. UNCERTAINTY IN DUTERTE’S MUSLIM MINDANAO 297
31. Singapore
32. SINGAPORE IN 2016 313
33. THE THREAT OF TERRORISM AND EXTREMISM 335
34. Thailand
35. Thailand 351
36. THAILAND’S NORTHEAST “PROBLEM” IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 367
37. Timor-Leste
38. TIMOR-LESTE IN 2016 385
39. Vietnam
40. VIETNAM IN 2016 405
41. THE 2016 LEADERSHIP CHANGE IN VIETNAM AND ITS LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS 421