Trends in Southeast Asia

The Trends in Southeast Asia series serves as in-depth analysis of contemporary geopolitical and socio-economic forces in the region. The series is written for policymakers, diplomats, scholars and students of the region with emphasis on empirical and observable trends, and less on theory-building or historical accounts of events.

The aim of Trends is to offer concrete accounts of the dynamism in the region as transnational processes impact local communities, national governments as well as bilateral and foreign relations. Subjects that are of interest to the series are national elections; economic patterns and growth; demographic changes and their social implications; migratory patterns; religious and ethnic trends; bilateral relations and geopolitics in the region in relation to the larger powers of Japan, China and the US. This series undergoes a peer-review process.

 

China’s Economic Engagement with Southeast Asia: Malaysia by John Lee

 


Harnessing the Potential of the Indonesian Diaspora by Charlotte Setijadi

 


The Central Role of Thailand’s Internal Security Operations Command in the Post-Counter-insurgency Period by Puangthong R. Pawakapan

 


The Political Economy of Chinese Investment in Cambodia by Vannarith Chheang

 


The Growing “Strategic Partnership” between Indonesia and China Faces Difficult Challenges by Leo Suryadinata

 


The Rising Politics of Indigeneity in Southeast Asia by Micah F. Morton

 


The Peace Process and Civil–Military Relations During the NLD Administration’s First Year by Lin Htet Aung

 


Beneath the Veneer: The Political Economy of Housing in Iskandar Malaysia, Johor by Keng Khoon Ng and Guanie Lim

 


Speculating on World-Class Transportation Infrastructure in Ho Chi Minh City by Hun Kee Kim

 


The Indonesia National Survey Project: Economy, Society and Politics by Diego Fossati, Hui Yew-Foong and Siwage Dharma Negara