01/09/2014
China is increasingly active in the Asia-Pacific region, an area that makes up the main focus of its foreign policy.
Southeast Asia
Over the past decade or so Southeast Asia has gone through multiple developments which usher in an era of alarming political uncertainty. While several countries were thought to be heading toward democracy (Myanmar, Thailand), recent events suggest that vested interests die hard and that defending citizens’ hard-won rights is a daunting task. In the wake of the health crisis other countries are faced with serious socio-economic difficulties which threaten their stability and wealth (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines). In a context of sino-US rivalry, each of the great powers seeks to push its own interests, potentially disrupting local stability. Southeast Asia has undoubtedly become a battleground for bipolar rivalry.
Through its research activities, Ifri's Center for Asian Studies aims to provide a better understanding of the evolutions and main trends of this regions' actors.
Marc JULIENNE
Director, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
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Françoise NICOLAS
Senior Advisor, Center for Asian Studies
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01/09/2014
The strategic position and economic value of hundreds of small islands in the South China Sea have provoked claims of sovereignty from most of the neighboring states.
Regions - Asia - Southeast Asia - China
01/09/2014
Since 1932, Thailand has been the stage of regular coups d’états and constitutional changes, with the most recent in May 2014.
30/03/2013
India is one of Southeast Asia’s principal neighbors and there is certainly great potential for cooperation with the region and its institutional representation, ASEAN. But does India properly exploit this opportunity? Is Southeast Asia satisfied with the level of engagement?
12/01/2013
In the midst of growing tensions with China, Japan is deepening its strategic engagement in Southeast Asia. Preserving stability in the South China Sea, which is threatened by renewed frictions around contested territories, is a vital interest for sea lane-dependent Japan. Moreover, Tokyo...
30/11/2012
As the fastest growing region in the world, East Asia is an important partner for the European Union, particularly at a time of economic difficulty. Asian countries have weathered the recent financial and economic crisis much better than Europe and much better than initially anticipated, with...
Economy - Asia - Southeast Asia - Japan - Europe
14/11/2012
Malaysia has shifted its focus from multilateral and regional to bilateral trade agreements due to the current doldrums in the Doha Round and the bandwagon effect from similar shifts in other countries.
Economy - Asia - Southeast Asia - Europe -
19/06/2012
The Arab Revolts and Southeast Asia: What Impact and What Influence? Actuelles de l'Ifri, June, 2012
Southeast Asia experienced its own political upheavals well before the Arab revolts. Nevertheless, the wave of popular uprisings that shook the Middle-East and North Africa region goes far beyond the region’s boundaries, and Southeast Asia is no exception to the global crisis of confidence...
22/12/2011
The Look East policy (LEP), launched in the early 1990s, was intended to engage India more closely with the East Asian region, but it met with only limited success initially, for India was not seen to be a major contributor either to regional security or economic development.
12/07/2011
This paper traces the evolution of FDI in ASEAN and discusses future prospects for the region as a host - and increasingly home - to FDI.
13
Mar
2014
from 09:30 to 11:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Freedom and Fear in Myanmar The challenges of political reform
Seminar with Ian Holliday, Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, The University of Hong Kong
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05
Apr
2013
from 09:30 to 11:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Inde/ASEAN : des rapprochements pour quelles ambitions ?
Alors que les liens ont tendance à se resserrer entre l"Inde et les pays de l"ASEAN, non seulement dans le domaine économique mais aussi en matière de défense, les conditions d"un dialogue politique ne semblent pas encore réunies. La mise en place d‘un véritable partenariat entre les deux...
13
Nov
2012
from 07:45 to 16:30
- Conférences
Trading Freely with East Asia
In 2006, the European Commission launched an ambitious plan to conclude a new generation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Asian markets as part of its Global Europe strategy. Today the use of such FTAs is all the more important since negotiations at the WTO are stalled, but also more...
Regions - Asia - Southeast Asia - Japan
25
Sep
2012
from 09:30 to 11:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
La Chine, l'Inde et l'enjeu birman
Séminaire autour de Renaud Egreteau, chercheur et maître de conférences au Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong. Discutante : Sophie Boisseau du Rocher, chercheur spécialiste de l'Asie du Sud-Est et auteur de ...
04
Jul
2012
from 09:00 to 10:30
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Controlling the South China Sea - A Chinese Monroe Doctrine?
Seminar with James R. Holmes, associate Professor of strategy at the Naval War College, Senior Fellow at the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs.
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Regions - Asia - Southeast Asia - China
20
Apr
2012
from 08:30 to 10:00
- Conférences
Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia
What is the economic outlook for developing Asia and what risks lie ahead?
Will the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and slow growth in the US undermine developing Asia's prospects?
What consequences would Asia face if inequality grows unchecked, and how can developing Asia...
15
Jun
2011
18
May
2011
18
Feb
2011
from 09:30 to 11:15
- External Events
Indonesia: Economic Prospects and Investment Climate
a seminar with
Hon. Agus D.W. Martowardojo
Minister of Finance
Republic of Indonesia
at
OECD
Conference Room 9
by invitation only
20
Jan
2011
from 07:30 to 09:00
- Conférences
Economic Developments and Future Challenges in Southeast Asia
To mark the release of the OECD's
Southeast Asian Economic Outlook 2010
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