Drawing Allies in Southeast Asia Closer Without Antagonizing Beijing

Abstract

The U.S. can achieve its Indo-Pacific strategy of maintaining the prosperous, rules-based international order through which all nations can continue to benefit by enhancing its "sticky" economic system and expanding educational outreach with Southeast Asian countries. This liberal engagement model will not attain influence and access by the end of the next presidential term but makes a play for the long game over the coming decades in the great power competition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 10, 2023
Accession Number
AD1211091

Entities

People

  • Matthew E Holman

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Competition
  • Economic Systems
  • Economics
  • Great Power Competition
  • Social Sciences

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies