By Michael McConnell (Originally published in the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Bulletin on Mar. 22, 2012) ASEAN countries have long been an important international market for US agricultural exports. The United States, in 2011, exported almost $9.6 billion of agricultural products to ASEAN, making it the sixth-largest export destination for US farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses—behind [...]
By Raymond Burghardt. (Originally published in East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Bulletin article on Feb. 29, 2012) Vietnamese and Americans joined together in Hanoi last December for a happy celebration, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the entrance into force of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement signed in December, 2001. The gathering of current and former trade [...]
As part of the East-West Center’s ongoing collaboration with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore, please see a new workshop report entitled Southeast Asia’s Place in Asia: Perceptions, Realities and Aspirations. This brief report reflects discussions at a meeting held in Singapore in October, and has been drafted by Bronson Percival, Visiting [...]
Southeast Asia will continue to grow more important for American companies operating in the region. Bolstered by improved global economic prospects and easing financing constraints, American companies are expecting increased profits, expanded business opportunities, and more hiring from the region over the next two years. For many American companies, the region’s major attraction is its [...]
In a recently published Asia Pacific Bulletin, Falan Yinug, an International Trade Analyst at the US International Trade Commission, notes that “[a]ccording to official 2010 US statistics, ASEAN—if considered as an economic entity—is ranked as the United States’ fourth-largest export market and fifth-largest supplier of imports.” Reflecting its comparative advantage in the region, the United [...]
East-West Center releases new Asia Pacific Bulletin In a new Asia Pacific Bulletin, Vannarith Chheang explains that the Asia Pacific region remains vulnerable to possible conflicts deriving mainly from historical antagonism, extremism, and unresolved sovereignty issues, although regional economic interdependence does help reduce the likelihood of open hostilities. However, as security issues get more transnational, [...]
In an Asia Pacific Bulletin released today by the East-West Center, Catharin Dalpino says that despite the issues surrounding its preparation, the second US-ASEAN Leaders Meeting was a milepost in “the very real advances in US-ASEAN relations in recent years.” She writes: Perhaps the most significant achievement of the second US-ASEAN Leaders Meeting co-chaired by [...]
Senators Kerry And Webb Support Strong U.S. Engagement With Southeast Asia Washington, D.C.-–Corresponding with the second ASEAN-United States summit in New York City, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) and East Asia and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Jim Webb (D-VA), issued the following statements announcing the Senate’s unanimous passage of a resolution supporting recent [...]
