Southeast Asian Affairs 2021 / edited by Daljit Singh, Malcolm Cook ; associate editor Khairulanwar Zaini.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singh, Daljit, editor.

Cook, Malcolm, editor.

Zaini, Khairulanwar, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southeast Asia--Periodicals.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 427 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2021.

Summary:

Now in its forty-eighth edition, Southeast Asian Affairs offers an indispensable guide to this fascinating region. Lively, analytical, authoritative, and accessible, there is nothing comparable in quality or range to this series. It is a must read for academics, government officials, the business community, the media, and anybody with an interest in contemporary Southeast Asia. Drawing on its unparalleled network of researchers and commentators, ISEAS is to be congratulated for producing this major contribution to our understanding of this diverse and fast-changing region, to a consistently high standard and in a timely manner.Hal Hill, H.W. Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economies, Australian National University

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

The Region

Southeast Asia in 2020: Economic and Social Hardship, and Strategic Strain

Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia: From Containment to Recovery

Trade Disrupted: Global Tensions, US-China Trade War and COVID-19 Impact

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam in 2020: Enduring Stability of a Small Monarchical State in a Turbulent Year

Cambodia

Cambodia in 2020: Regime Legitimacy Tested

Cambodian Foreign Policy in 2020: Chinese Friends and American Foes?

Indonesia

Indonesia in 2020: COVID-19 and Jokowi’s Neo-liberal Turn

Repositioning Indonesia in the Post-COVID-19 Global Value Chains

Laos

Lao PDR in 2020: Pandemic, Debt and Resource Extraction

Malaysia

Malaysia in 2020: Political Fragmentation, Power Plays and Shifting Coalitions

One Year on, the Centrality of Politics in Malaysia’s COVID-19 Crisis

Myanmar

Myanmar in 2020: Aung San Suu Kyi Once More Triumphant

Myanmar’s Foreign Policy under the NLD Government: A Return to Negative Neutralism?

Philippines

The Philippines in 2020: Continuity despite Crisis

The Populist Brand is Crisis: Durable Dutertismo amidst Mismanaged COVID-19 Response

Singapore

Singapore in 2020: The “Crisis of a Generation” – Challenges, Change and Consequences

The Role of Digital Media in Singapore’s General Election 2020

Thailand

Thailand in 2020: A Turbulent Year

Thailand and the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

Vietnam

Vietnam in 2020: The Year in Transition

Vietnam’s Economic Prospects in the Wake of the US-China Trade Conflict and COVID-19

Notes:

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ISBN:

9789814951753

9814951757

OCLC:

1259594233