Title:

 Economics key to US relevance in Southeast Asia

Author:

jacob Merkle

Source:

East Asia Forum

Date:

November 6, 2017

Description:

US strategic policy in Southeast Asia pays startlingly little attention to the role of economics. With China encouraging ASEAN members to renounce US security involvement in the region, it is time for the United States to step back and re-evaluate how it engages with Southeast Asia.