South Korea and the countries of ASEAN are important strategic partners with shared political, economic, and cultural interests. Relations between South Korea and ASEAN have seen significant growth and expansion, since the relationship was elevated to a strategic partnership at…
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Japan’s Pivot Should Be Sustained: View from Southeast Asia
by Phuong Nguyen • • 3 Comments
The Leaderboard: Miriam Defensor Santiago
by cogitASIA Staff • • 0 Comments
The Malaysia Curse: Will a U.S. President Ever Get to Kuala Lumpur?
by Ernest Z. Bower • • 0 Comments
The Leaderboard: Janet Lim-Napoles
by cogitASIA Staff • • 6 Comments
Building a Peaceful and Democratic Society: Lessons for Thailand from Southeast Asia
by cogitASIA Staff • • 1 Comment
By the Numbers: Foreign Direct Investment in Southeast Asia
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Meet America’s New Envoys to ASEAN
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Recently, Asia watchers have seen a surge of nominations for ambassadorial positions as President Barack Obama solidifies his second term foreign policy team and diplomatic leadership overseas. The CSIS Asia team has profiled each of the five incoming U.S. ambassadors…
The Leaderboard: Philip Goldberg
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By the Numbers: Corruption Perceptions in Southeast Asia
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Transparency International on July 9 released its 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, which measures citizen’s perceptions of corruption and experiences with bribery in 107 countries. Respondents from six ASEAN countries—Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—participated in the survey. Many…