Inter-ASEAN
| Item title | Author | Description | Language | Accession Number |
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| Western Interventionism Versus East Asian Non-Interference: Competing 'Global' Norms in the Asian Century | Dunn, Lauren | Studies the competition between two global norms in Asia: Western interventionism and East Asian non-interference. Argues that the two normative frameworks appear to be irreconcilable, but the current tension between the two needs to be reassessed. Explores the points of tension and commonality between the two normative orders, focusing on the East Asian norm of non-interference in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) and the Western norm ...Continue Reading | English | 81055 |
| South and Southeast Asia: Responding to Changing Geo-political and Security Challenges | Provides the Indian and Southeast Asian perspectives on some of the geo-political and security challenges facing South and Southeast Asia. Considers the interests and role of major outside powers in the two regions and the relations between these power. Looks at trends in Asian regionalism, especially the ASEAN-led regionalism and India's place in it. Deals with the growing maritime and naval interests of the two rising Asian powers, China and ...Continue Reading | English | 81015 | |
| Korea's Changing Roles in Southeast Asia: Expanding Influence and Relations | Deals with the Republic of Korea's global expansion mirrored by its interest and presence in Southeast Asia. Deals with trade, investment, aid, tourism, cultural Korean Wave , and various aspects of the new relationships and their importance to all concerned parties. Examines the roles of ASEAN region that has not only affected Korean foreign policy, but also many aspects of Korean life, from the migration of Southeast Asian industrial workers ...Continue Reading | English | 80989 | |
| Energy Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region | Comprises papers based on the seminars at the ISEAS Energy Forum. Focuses on energy issues and awareness in Singapore, the United States, Japan, China, India, and Southeast Asia. Discusses the interest of ASEAN countries in Asian energy security, biofuels development and prospects in the Philippines, Cambodian energy sector, India's energy challenges, and new partnerships in energy security between India, ASEAN, and Singapore. Provides the ana ...Continue Reading | English | 80975 | |
| Inclusive, Balanced, Sustained Growth in the Asia Pacific | Highlights the recovery of the Asia-Pacific region from the global economic crisis of 2008-2009. Provides a policy framework for completing the recovery and achieving sustained growth beyond it. Discusses the achieving sustained growth in China, Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, and South America. Describes how the crisis affected these regions, what caused these effects, structural policies for sustaining the recovery, risks of sustained g ...Continue Reading | English | 80971 | |
| Regionalism and Stock Market Integration in International Asset Pricing | Chee-Wooi Hooy | Examines the impact of trade regionalism on world stock market integration. Focuses on nine trading blocs in America, Asia, and Europe, including North America Free Trade Area (NAFTA), Mercado Comun del Cono Sur (MERCOSUR), Andean Common Market (ANCOM), Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations (CER), ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA), European Union (EU), European Free Trade Area (EFTA), and Ce ...Continue Reading | English | 80968 |
| Curbing the Global Economic Downturn: Southeast Asian Macroeconomic Policy | Examines in-depth region-specific research on how macroeconomic tools are at work in the Southeast Asian economies. Looks at macroeconomic impacts of a financial crisis, supply-side causes of macroeconomic fluctuations, effectiveness of fiscal stimuli, public debt sustainability and its macroeconomic impacts. Highlights economic cooperation in Southeast Asia, dealing with intra-and inter ASEAN trade. Analyzes trade, investment, and financial i ...Continue Reading | English | 80784 | |
| Farm Produce and Food: Decreasing Output, Exports Boosted by FTAs | Considers Thai exports of farm products and agro-industrial goods in 2010. Mentions export value to trade partners e.g. China, ASEAN, Japan, U.S., and EU. Analyzes the matter of exports in terms of tariff reductions, volume of crop products to China and ASEAN, and value of processed goods to ASEAN. Covers the matter of imports, trade balance affected by FTAs, and trade disputes relating to non-tariff barrier measures. Suggests infrastructure ...Continue Reading | Thai | 80769 | |
| Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Among Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan: AJCEP | Gives an overview of the Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Among Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan (AJCEP). Deals with trade in goods, rules of origin, non-tariff measures, safeguard measures, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, trade in service, investment, economic cooperation, and dispute settlement. Reviews background of ...Continue Reading | Thai | 80737 | |
| India's Geopolitics and Southeast Asian Security | Mohan, C. Raja | Analyzes India's regional diplomacy and international relations, mentioning the Look East policy and the greater coherence of ASEAN. Looks at India's security cooperation with Southeast Asia, citing the security cooperation between India and ASEAN like training and future arms transfers. Concludes how India's ability to engage all the great powers has reinforced its potential role in Southeast Asian security. | English | 80692 |
| Conflict Prevention in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific | Wainwright, Elsina | Reviews the nature of crises in Asia and the Pacific, mentioning violence in Southern Thailand, conflict in Myanmar, inter-state tensions in the Asia-Pacific, and transnational security challenges. Looks at the main international and regional actors, showing why they have only a limited regional role in operational conflict prevention in the region. Considers how the UN faces significant constraints on its conflict prevention role. Mentions th ...Continue Reading | English | 80509 |
| International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Volume II: Security | Compiles articles on international relations of the Asia and the Pacific. Gives an overview of Asian practice of security, looking at East Asia in the 21st century. Considers the US-Japan alliance, the origins of multilateralism, the roles of China in Asia, and Japan's policy towards East and Southeast Asia. Presents new security issues regarding terrorism in Southeast Asia, non-traditional security in Asia, and Southeast Asian-US relations. ...Continue Reading | English | 80423 | |
| International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Volume I: Theorising International Politics | Compiles articles on international relations of the Asia and the Pacific. Studies the balance of power, globalization, and democracy in Northeast Asia. Looks at area studies, regional studies, and international relations. Deals with area studies and international studies during and after the Cold War, a critical political economy of Eastern Asia, the Asianization of Asia, norm localization and institutional change in Asian regionalism, and lib ...Continue Reading | English | 80422 | |
| Non Tariff Barriers: NTBs-study on the Cases of Agriculture, Agriculture Products, Food and Processed Food Industry | Poj Aramwattananont | Studies the actions imposed on Thailand's agricultural products, food and processed food by key overseas trading partners. Indicates that most of the non-tariff barrier measures are in the form of food safety such as accusation of anti-biotic contamination, phyto-sanitary regulations, modern sophisticated checking method, and environmental and labour compliant standard. Suggests that Thailand should reengineer the agricultural and food industry ...Continue Reading | Thai | 80418 |
| Effect of China-US Strategic Balance of Power on Thailand During 2007-2011 | Sirichai Distagul | Considers the geo-political significance of Southeast Asia and the US and China influence on this region. Analyzes Thai opportunities to take advantage from the two major powers, citing that conflicts between the two nations might affect regional stability and security. Proposes guidelines and implementations towards China and the US. Deals with optimal national interests, China-US balance of power, specific relations and ties, guidelines and ...Continue Reading | Thai | 80404 |
| Roles of the Royal Thai Armed Forces in Pursuing Military Relations with United States of America, China and Australia | Worapong Sanganetra | Studies patterns of military relations and analyzes the international relations theories as well as relevant factors to propose stand points for suitable, integrated and balanced military relations in the future. Focuses on the military relations in the future. Focuses on the military relations after the 9/11 incident and the normal political situations in Thailand. Mentions the military relations in terms of technology transfer, space capacit ...Continue Reading | Thai | 80385 |
| Asian Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Towards a New Era of Cooperation Among Developing Countries | Examines the various aspects of Asian foreign direct investment (FDI) in African economies with a view to improving understanding of the opportunities, constraints and steps needed to enhance Asian FDI in Africa. Reviews Southeast Asia and China both as sources of FDI flows to Africa and as hosts of FDI inflows. Looks at trends and patterns of FDI in the ASEAN-5, FDI policy regimes of the ASEAN-5, and ASEAN FDI policies and practices. Assesses ...Continue Reading | English | 80377 | |
| Asian Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Towards a New Era of Cooperation Among Developing Countries | Examines the various aspects of Asian foreign direct investment (FDI) in African economies with a view to improving understanding of the opportunities, constraints and steps needed to enhance Asian FDI in Africa. Reviews Southeast Asia and China both as sources of FDI flows to Africa and as hosts of FDI inflows. Looks at trends and patterns of FDI in the ASEAN-5, FDI policy regimes of the ASEAN-5, and ASEAN FDI policies and practices. Assesses ...Continue Reading | English | 80377 | |
| ASEAN Memorandum | Traces history of the ASEAN establishment, providing information on the ASEAN Declaration in Bangkok, 8 August 1967. Mentions the recruitment of new member countries and the ASEAN development, including ASEAN vision 2020. Presents information on the inter-ASEAN relationship, covering ASEAN+3, the East Asian Summit (Kuala Lumpur, 14 December 2005), and the target of ASEAN Community in 2020. Summarizes the substances of the 1st-15th ASEAN Summit ...Continue Reading | Thai | 79815 | |
| Miscellany of ASEAN and the 14th ASEAN Summit | Provides information on ASEAN, regarding inter-ASEAN relations in terms of ASEAN+3, and the East Asia Summit (EAS). Mentions Dr. Surin Pitsuwan and his position as ASEAN Secretary-General, considering ASEAN's success and Thailand's benefits. Describes ASEAN political and security cooperation, economic cooperation, and social and cultural cooperation. Indicates significant development and future direction of ASEAN, covering ASEAN Community and ...Continue Reading | Thai | 79787 |
