Southeast Asian Affairs 2004Southeast Asian Affairs, of which there are now thirty-one in the series, is an annual review of significant developments and trends in the region. Though the emphasis is on ASEAN countries, developments in the broader Asia-Pacific region are not ignored. Readable and easily understood analyses are offered of major political, economic, social, and strategic developments within Southeast Asia. The contributions can be divided into two broad categories. There are those which provide an analysis of major developments during 2003 in individual Southeast Asian countries and in the region generally. Then there are the theme articles of a more specialized nature which deal with topical problems of concern. The volume contains twenty articles dealing with such major themes as international conflict and co-operation, political stability, and economic growth and development. |
Contents
Achievements and | 18 |
Dialectics of Hedging and | 35 |
The Ideological and Political | 54 |
Steady Ahead | 63 |
Strongman Terrible Man Invisible Man | 73 |
INDONESIA | 87 |
LAOS | 123 |
Roadmap to Where? | 171 |
Playing Out Long Conflicts | 187 |
Quo Vadis? | 205 |
Surviving the Downside of Globalization | 225 |
Singapores Bilateral Trading Arrangements in the Context | 239 |
TIMOR LESTE | 277 |
Facing the Challenge of Integration | 297 |
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Abdullah Abu Bakar Aceh activities agreement April areas ASEAN members ASEAN region ASEAN+3 Asian countries Asian Development Bank attacks August Bali bombing Bangkok Bank Beijing bilateral FTAs billion Borneo Bulletin Brunei Cambodia CDWR cent China Chinese co-operation coalition crisis December despite East Asia economic election export force foreign Fretilin FUNCINPEC global growth human rights Hun Sen increased Indonesia investment Iraq Islamist issue Jakarta January Japan Jemaah Islamiyah jihad July Laos Laskar leaders leadership Leste's Mahathir major Malaysia meeting Megawati ment MILF military Mindanao Muslim Myanmar National negotiations November October official organization party peace Philippine Daily Inquirer political President Prime Minister problems province radical groups radical Islam reported role Sabah Sarawak SARS sector September 2003 Singapore Singapore's Soeharto Southeast Asia summit Taiwan terrorism terrorist Thai Thailand Thaksin threat Timor Leste UMNO United Vietnam Yangon