Contemporary Korea-Southeast Asian Relations

Lam Peng Er is Principal Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore.

• AcknowledgmentsAbout the Contributors and the EditorList of Figures and Tables Introduction 1 Relations Between Seoul, ASEAN States and Pyongyang LAM PENG ER (EDITOR)PART I Triangular Relations: Three Perspectives 2 Seoul’s New Southern Policy With the ASEAN States and Its Security Implications for Peace on the Korean Peninsula HAHNKYU PARK 3 ASEAN and the Two Koreas: Bilateral and Multilateral Nexus NUR SHAHADAH JAMIL 4 Pyongyang’s Relations With the ASEAN States and Seoul: ASEAN as an Epistemic Hub for the Korean Peninsula Issue KIM SUNG CHULLPART II ASEAN States Between Pyongyang and Seoul 5 Vietnam’s Relations With the Korean Peninsula: The Interplay Between History, Identity and National Interests HA ANH TUAN 6 Cambodia’s Relations With North and South Korea: A Remainder From the Cold War JULIO A. JELDRES 7 Laos’ Friendly Relations With the Socialist and Democratic Regimes in the Korean Peninsula SULATHIN THILADEJ 8 Singapore’s Relations With North and South Korea: In Pursuit of Pragmatism and PrinciplesSARAH TEO 9 The Domestic Sources of Indonesia’s Relations With North and South Korea: Pragmatism, Leadership and Regime Legitimacy ARDHITYA EDUARD YEREMIA AND MUHAMAD ARIF10 The Philippines-South Korea-North Korea Triangular Relationship: Between a Long-Time Security Partner and a Traditional Security Threat RENATO CRUZ DE CASTRO11 A Reactive Diplomacy: Pyongyang-Bangkok-Seoul Triangular Relations PAVIN CHACHAVALPONGPUN12 Myanmar and the Two Koreas: Toward New Areas of Convergence?MOE THUZAR PART III Triangular Relations: Human Security and Economics 13 Human Security: North Korean Refugees, Conduit of ASEAN States and South Korean Sanctuary BRENDAN HOWE14 Triangular Economic Ties Between ROK, DPRK and ASEAN CHIANG MIN-HUAIndex