LEADER 04508nam 22005892 450 001 9910817253503321 005 20240402225427.0 010 $a981-4818-77-1 024 7 $a10.1355/9789814818773 035 $a(CKB)4100000007108223 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5509294 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789814818773 035 $a(OCoLC)1139378852 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse70134 035 $a(DE-B1597)521940 035 $a(OCoLC)1052468227 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789814818773 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007108223 100 $a20180808d2018|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aU.S. relations with Southeast Asia in 2018 $emore continuity than change /$fDavid Shambaugh$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aSingapore :$cISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute,$d2018. 215 $a1 online resource (27 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aTrends in Southeast Asia ;$vno. 18 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Aug 2018). 311 0 $a981-4818-76-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFront matter --$tForeword --$tU.S. Relations with Southeast Asia in 2018: More Continuity Than Change. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY /$rShambaugh, David --$tU.S. Relations with Southeast Asia in 2018: More Continuity Than Change. INTRODUCTION /$rShambaugh, David 330 $aThe United States maintains a comprehensive and robust presence throughout Southeast Asia that has grown dramatically since the 1980s. It includes the commercial, security, education and diplomatic, and other domains. America's strengths and contributions to the region lie particularly in both hard and soft power, but the U.S. economic footprint is both broad and deep. However, this presence is not very well appreciated or reported by regional media - whereas China's presence and influence is pervasive. Most Southeast Asian governments are often reluctant to recognize or publicize the U.S. presence or contributions to regional security, stability, and growth. America's diplomatic engagement of ASEAN and the region has rightly been criticized for its episodic engagement, and Washington should substantially elevate Southeast Asia within its broader Asian and Indo-Pacific diplomatic priorities. Southeast Asia was made the highest priority ever for Washington during the Obama administration. While receding somewhat under the Trump administration, the region remains an important priority - but Washington must devote sustained attention to match the region's importance to American national interests. As U.S.-China competition escalates, Southeast Asia will become an epicentre of this competition. Southeast Asian states and societies may not realize the significance of the escalating U.S.-China competition for them, as most countries are internally preoccupied and buy into ASEAN's rhetoric of inclusive engagement of external powers. Southeast Asian countries are likely to become increasing objects of this competition, and it will be become increasingly difficult for them to ignore it. Meanwhile, Southeast Asian states and ASEAN must elevate their own emphasis and engagement with the United States. The U.S. brings many more strengths and benefits than does China and is a far more comprehensive actor in the region. In particular, it would be helpful if ASEAN and its member states would more publicly recognize the contributions and importance of the United States. 410 0$aTrends in Southeast Asia ;$vno. 18. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zSoutheast Asia 607 $aSoutheast Asia$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aSoutheast Asia$xForeign relations$xUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations, 2009-2017 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations, 2017- 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zChina 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zSoutheast Asia 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. 676 $a327/.73058 700 $aShambaugh$b David L.$01133281 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817253503321 996 $aU.S. relations with Southeast Asia in 2018$93977390 997 $aUNINA