Southeast Asia Views the United States

This book is a comprehensive study of Southeast Asian views of their respective countries' foreign policies towards the United States. The Southeast Asian contributors are all individuals who bridge both academia and foreign policy circles in their countries, in Southeast Asia, the Indo-Pacific, more broadly, and globally. There is a dearth of theoretically informed, empirically rich literature on the foreign policies of Southeast Asian states. This volume, with eight chapters written by some of Southeast Asia's leading analysts, is therefore important, timely, and fills a large gap in the literature.

Ann Marie Murphy

Chapter 1: Introducing Southeast Asia and Regional Perceptions of the United States Chapter 2 United States Policy Toward Southeast Asia: Policy Shifts Trigger Concerns about U.S. Commitment Chapter 3 The Insignificant Other: Perceptual Change, Policy Divergence, and Prospects for Thai-U.S. Relations Chapter 4 Philippine Policy Toward the United States: Dramatic Shifts in Alliance Politics Chapter 5 Singapore's Policy Toward the United States: Facilitating the Role of the Indispensable Power in Asia Chapter 6 Strategic Convergence Despite Domestic Divergence in Vietnam Policy Toward the United States Chapter 7: Last Line of Defense? Indonesia-U.S. Defense Relations and Strategic Realignments Chapter 8 Ambivalence in Alignment: The Politics of Malaysia-U.S. Relations Chapter 9 Cambodia and the United States: Moving Beyond Trouble Relations? Chapter 10 Burma/Myanmar and the United States: An Eternal Balancing Act? Chapter 11 Conclusion