Southeast Asian Affairs 2020

Malcolm Cook is Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore.Daljit Singh is Senior Fellow and Coordinator of the Regional Strategic and Political Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.

“Southeast Asian Affairs, first published in 1974, continues today to be required reading for not only scholars but the general public interested in in-depth analysis of critical cultural, economic and political issues in Southeast Asia. In this annual review of the region, renowned academics provide comprehensive and stimulating commentary that furthers understanding of not only the region’s dynamism but also of its tensions and conflicts. It is a must read.” – Suchit Bunbongkarn, Emeritus Professor, Chulalongkorn University“Now in its forty-seventh 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

• The RegionSoutheast Asia in 2019: Adjustment and Adaptation to China’s Regional Impact, by Graham Ong-WebbEconomic Overview of Southeast Asia, by Manu BhaskaranThe Rise of the Right: Populism and Authoritarianism in Southeast Asian Politics, by Kanishka JayasuriyaAmerican Foreign Policy and Southeast Asia, by Daljit SinghChina’s Belt and Road Initiative Financing in Southeast Asia, by Xue Gong Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam in 2019: Issues Revisited, by Pushpa Thambipillai CambodiaCambodia in 2019: Entrenching One-Party Rule and Asserting National Sovereignty in the Era of Shifting Global Geopolitics, by Kheang Un, Jing Jing LuoIndonesiaPost-Election Politics in Indonesia: Between Economic Growth and Increased Islamic Conservatism, by Amalinda SaviraniSocial Media and the 2019 Indonesian Elections: Hoax Takes the Centre Stage, by Jennifer Yang HuiLaosLaos in 2019: Moving Heaven and Earth on the Mekong, by Geoffrey C GunnMalaysiaMalaysia in 2019: A Change of Government without Regime Change, by Ross TapsellMalaysia and the Pursuit of Sustainability, by Serina RahmanMyanmarMyanmar in 2019: Rakhine Issue, Constitutional Reform and Election Fever, by Nyi Nyi KyawThe 2020 Myanmar General Election: Another Turning Point?, by Ye HtutThe PhilippinesThe Ones Who Don’t Walk Away from the Philippines, by Lowell BautistaSingaporeSingapore in 2019: In Holding Pattern, by Khairulanwar ZainiThe Bicentennial Commemoration: Imagining and Re-imagining Singapore’s History, by Terence ChongThailandThailand in 2019: The Year of Living Unpredictably, by Kanokrat LertchoosakulFuture—Forward? The Past and Future of the Future Forward Party, by James OckeyTimor-LesteTimor-Leste: Twenty Years after the Self-Determination Referendum, by Rui Graça FeijóVietnamVietnam in 2019: A Return to Familiar Patterns, by Paul Schuler, Mai TruongSuccession Politics and Authoritarian Resilience in Vietnam, by Nguyen Khac Giang