Trends in Southeast Asia 2015

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 New Maritime Silkroad: Implications and Opportunities for Southeast Asia by Zhao Hong

 


 

The Armed Forces in Myanmar Politics: A Terminating Role? by Robert H. Taylor

 


 

China’s Quest for Energy in Southeast Asia: Impact and Implications by Zhao Hong

 


 

Crown Property Bureau in Thailand and its Role in Political Economy by Porphant Ouyyanont

 


 

Yunnanese Chinese in Myanmar: Past and Present by Yi Li

 


 

Democracy Thwarted: The Crisis of Political Authority in Thailand by Charles Keyes

 


 

The Politics of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank by Tang Siew Mun

 


 

Managing Migration in Myanmar and Thailand: Economic Reforms, Policies, Practices and Challenges by Amporn Jirattikorn

 


 

Islamization Policy and Islamic Bureaucracy in Malaysia by Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani

 


 

Vietnam’s Alliance Politics in the South China Sea by Le Hong Hiep

 

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