ASEAN+8
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| Project on Preparation of Industrial and Business Sector on Energy Conservation and Alternative Energy to Support the Accession to ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Final Report | Studies renewable energy and energy efficiency industry in 10 ASEAN countries, namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Investigates demand and supply of the mentioned industry relating to technology, materials, products and services, market competitiveness, each state's policies, rules and regulations, and other ASEAN's agreements in coherent with the industry. Prioritizes f ...Continue Reading |
Thai | 94070 | |
| Global Political-Economic Landscape: Crisis and Challenges in the 21st Century | Chulacheep Chinwanno | Thai | 92693 | |
| Study on Effective Power Infrastructure Investment Through Power Grid Interconnections in East Asia | Aims to analyze an optimum power generation mix for Asian countries and discuss existing power development plans. Introduces a study on possibility and benefits of ASEAN's intra-regional power-grid interconnections among Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Provides feasibility analysis of 3 selected routes namely, Thailand-Lao PDR, Vietnam-Lao PDR-Thailand, and Lao PDR-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore. Identifies institutional and ...Continue Reading | English | 92663 | |
| Same Bed, Different Dreams: Prospects and Challenges for ASEAN+'X' Forums | Min Gyo Koo | Explores the prospects and challenges for ASEAN+ X forums: ASEAN+1, +3, +8 (or the East Asian Summit). Examines the U.S.'s new appetite for Asia-Pacific minilateralism centered on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). Reviews the security-embedded economic relations during the Cold War period under the U.S. hegemonic leadership and explains East Asia's responses to the de-securitization of U. ...Continue Reading | English | 87039 |
| Growing Together Beats Falling Apart: Making Asian Economic Integration Work for Asia, the United States, and the World | Focuses on economic integration between Asia, the U.S., and the world. Discusses changes in Asian economies, focusing on China. Explains what regional economic integration takes in Asia, including the ASEAN free trade agreement: ASEAN-China, ASEAN-Korea, ASEAN-Japan, and ASEAN-India free trade agreement. Describes China's currency and its discontents, the risk of no economic integration, Asian economic growth, and empowering Asia's talented po ...Continue Reading | English | 81491 | |
| The Pedestrian's Move: America and Europe Are not Still in Recovery | Wiraphong Ramangkun | Considers solutions for Thai economy in the global economic crisis. Looks at the US economy, the future of dollar and Euro, and monetary crisis in Greece. Analyzes steps of Thai economy, dealing with the rice pledging project, mortgage and price guarantee of agricultural products, agricultural prices, informal debt problem, 2G and 3G spectrum license, Map Tha Phut problem, and the rising sugar price. Turns to analyze Thai political and social ...Continue Reading | Thai | 81318 |
| Obstacles to Democratization in Southeast Asia: A Study of the Nation State, Regional and Global Order | Paul, Erik | Analyzes the meaning of democratization in Southeast Asia's nation states and how it relates to the development of ASEAN. Deals with topics on nation state, regionalization and global integration, and the future of global state. Considers the struggle for democracy in terms of class struggle, race struggle, globalization, and pathways to political change. Highlights obstacles to democratization in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, M ...Continue Reading | English | 81187 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
