Some of the more interesting developments and commentary from Asia over the last few days: –New Zealand has released its first Defence White Paper (PDF) in thirteen years. –The Lowy Institute’s Jenny Hayward-Jones looks ahead to to Secretary of State…
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2nd US ASEAN Summit: What's on the Menu in Manhattan?
by cogitASIA Staff • • 0 Comments
US President Barack Obama will host eight of the ten leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)[i] in New York on Friday, September 24, 2010 at the 2nd US ASEAN Summit. The meeting underlines renewed American policy energy being invested in Southeast Asia. Headlines from the discussion should focus on three areas …
Making the Case to Americans: ASEAN = Jobs
by cogitASIA Staff • • 2 Comments
Ahead of the US ASEAN Summit in New York this week President Obama should have the confidence to close the political gap on engagement in Southeast Asia and tell Americans why the region matter to them.
Strategic Snapshots: America’s Grand Strategy in Asia: What Would Mahan Do?
by Michael J. Green • • 0 Comments
By Michael J. Green, Senior Advisor and Japan Chair, CSIS Japan Chair and Associate Professor of International Relations, Georgetown University One hundred and ten years ago America’s first internationally recognized geo strategist, Alfred Thayer Mahan, published a monograph very similar…
US ASEAN Summit in the Big Apple
by cogitASIA Staff • • 2 Comments
The stakes are high in New York, and the fact the 2nd US ASEAN Summit is taking place is significant. It is a strong signal that the US is finding its way to more comprehensive engagement in Asia and following through on its commitments to try to build an enduring Asia strategy using ASEAN as a foundation.
Absent in Danang: Urgent Need for A US Trade Policy in Asia
by cogitASIA Staff • • 0 Comments
The gap in US strategy for intensifying its engagement in Southeast Asia is clearly trade. While the United States is starting to connect the dots diplomatically and on security architecture, our trade professionals, some of the most hard-core, experienced Southeast Asia hands in the Administration, are essentially benched as they wait for political and policy decisions to put the US trade leadership back into the game.
Answer: Washington, DC
by cogitASIA Staff • • 1 Comment
The 2nd US ASEAN Summit needs to be held in Washington, DC. When inviting ten foreign leaders from a strategically vital region to meet the President of the United States, symbolism and form are vitally important. The Washington choice sends the right messages at the right time.
Has Manila Broken Ranks with ASEAN Again?
by cogitASIA Staff • • 2 Comments
“It’s ASEAN and China. Can I make myself clear? It’s ASEAN and China. Is that clear enough?” Romulo told reporters.
Should the US Combine Missions of US Ambassador to ASEAN and Special Envoy for Burma?
by cogitASIA Staff • • 0 Comments
While the idea of combining the jobs of US Ambassador to ASEAN with Special Envoy for Burma offers a certain bureaucratic efficiency, pursing this option would undercut the ability of even the most experienced diplomat to deliver on each portfolio.