Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. THE REGION
5. Continental Drift: Southeast Asia Amidst Regional Wars, Great Power Rivalry, and Globalization at Risk 1
6. Southeast Asia’s Economic Performance and Outlook 19
7. SOUTHEAST ASIA Coping with a Challenging Trade Order 34
8. The South China Sea Dispute: Philippines-China Tensions Front and Centre 49
9. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
10. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM IN 2024 Steady Growth Amidst New Opportunities and Ongoing Challenges 65
11. CAMBODIA
12. CAMBODIA IN 2024 Generational Change and Enduring Autocracy 83
13. Hun Manet’s Worldview: An Exploratory Study 97
14. INDONESIA 113
15. INDONESIA IN 2024 Limits to Indonesia’s Ambitious Economic Programmes 115
16. 2024 Presidential Elections: Reviewing Jokowi’s Influence on Prabowo’s Landslide Victory 127
17. From Jokowi to Prabowo: Scrutinizing Indonesia’s Leadership Transition 142
18. LAOS
19. LAOS IN 2024 Progress and Persistence 161
20. MALAYSIA
21. MALAYSIA IN 2024 From Reformasi to Reformati 181
22. Malaysia: Economic Progress and Political Stasis 195
23. MYANMAR
24. MYANMAR IN 2024 Struggle Continues for Glimmers of Light 209
25. From Pawns to Power: How the Arakha Army Came to Dominate Rakhine State 227
26. THE PHILIPPINES
27. THE PHILIPPINES IN 2024 Disruptions, Distractions and Dynasties 241
28. Tightrope Diplomacy: Philippine Foreign Policy Recalibration Under Marcos Jr. amid South China Sea Tensions and Political Rifts 255
29. SINGAPORE
30. SINGAPORE IN 2024 Uneventful Generational Leadership Change, Humming Economy amid Cost-of-Living Concerns, and Rallying Team Singapore 269
31. Assets and Challenges: Singapore’s Third Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, Hands over to Successor 289
32. THAILAND
33. THAILAND IN 2024 Institutional Reform Impossible and Instability Continues 309
34. Thailand’s Economic Challenges in 2025 325
35. TIMOR-LESTE
36. TIMOR-LESTE IN 2024 Stable at Home, Progress on Foreign Policy 341
37. VIETNAM
38. VIETNAM IN 2024 Back in Business? 357
39. Vietnam at the Crossroads: Opportunities and Challenges in Global Supply Chain Restructuring 372