External Powers and Southeast Asia in an era of US–China Strategic Competition

Laura Southgate is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University, UK. Nicholas Khoo is Associate Professor in the Politics Programme at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

"This timely and well organized volume carefully considers US-China competition and regional hedging in determining Southeast Asian dynamics but goes beyond to provide a much needed, systematic assessment of five other foreign actors impacting regional affairs." Bob Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School of George Washington University.

• 1. Introduction: Southeast Asia in an Era of US-China Strategic Competition – Nicholas Khoo and Laura Southgate2. China and Southeast Asia in the Era of Post-Cold War US-China Rivalry – Chien-Peng (C. P.) Chung3. From Sentimental Imperialists to Gritty Power Broker: The United States in Postwar and Post-Colonial Southeast Asia – Juhn Chris P. Espia and Alexander C. Tan4. Offering a Strategic Alternative: Japan’s Southeast Asia Policy in an Era of US-China Rivalry – Bhubhindar Singh5. Looking and Acting East: India’s Power Projection in Southeast Asia – Neel Vanvari6. Australia and Southeast Asia: Security Interdependence – Andrea Benvenuti7. Tilting to the Indo-Pacific: United Kingdom’ Reengagement of Southeast Asia – Laura Southgate and Nicholas Khoo8. The Limits of Soft Power: EU Normative Power in Southeast Asia – Uwe Wunderlich9. Conclusion: Southeast Asia at a Crossroads – Laura Southgate and Nicholas Khoo