Caught in the Clash of Titans: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Vietnamese Strategic Hedging
This paper looks into the case of Southeast Asian states’ policy of hedging toward the U.S.-China competition. It examines Indonesian and Vietnamese similar approach to their respective relations with China and the United States in a shifting regional landscape, despite the fact that the two Southea...
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| description | This paper looks into the case of Southeast Asian states’ policy of hedging toward the U.S.-China competition. It examines Indonesian and Vietnamese similar approach to their respective relations with China and the United States in a shifting regional landscape, despite the fact that the two Southeast states have different ideologies and political systems. The authors argue that the fear of abandonment and entrapment drives the Southeast Asian states’ policy preferences to ensure that the United States and China accommodate their interests. Historical baggage, especially the negative historical experiences of both countries with the United States and China, also inhibits the formation of military alliances with the superpowers. This paper compares the two influential Southeast Asian countries in detail and avoids “regional generalizations” about the countries in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-731288659e54446082abcf0a1c3875732024-12-05T08:17:12ZengWorld Century Publishing CorporationChina Quarterly of International Strategic Studies2377-74002377-74192023-01-010901–0429531410.1142/S2377740023500148Caught in the Clash of Titans: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Vietnamese Strategic HedgingVu Minh AnhTrystanto SanjayaThis paper looks into the case of Southeast Asian states’ policy of hedging toward the U.S.-China competition. It examines Indonesian and Vietnamese similar approach to their respective relations with China and the United States in a shifting regional landscape, despite the fact that the two Southeast states have different ideologies and political systems. The authors argue that the fear of abandonment and entrapment drives the Southeast Asian states’ policy preferences to ensure that the United States and China accommodate their interests. Historical baggage, especially the negative historical experiences of both countries with the United States and China, also inhibits the formation of military alliances with the superpowers. This paper compares the two influential Southeast Asian countries in detail and avoids “regional generalizations” about the countries in the region.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2377740023500148Southeast AsiahedgingIndonesiaVietnamalliance politics |
| spellingShingle | Vu Minh Anh Trystanto Sanjaya Caught in the Clash of Titans: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Vietnamese Strategic Hedging China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies Southeast Asia hedging Indonesia Vietnam alliance politics |
| title | Caught in the Clash of Titans: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Vietnamese Strategic Hedging |
| title_full | Caught in the Clash of Titans: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Vietnamese Strategic Hedging |
| title_fullStr | Caught in the Clash of Titans: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Vietnamese Strategic Hedging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Caught in the Clash of Titans: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Vietnamese Strategic Hedging |
| title_short | Caught in the Clash of Titans: A Comparative Study of Indonesian and Vietnamese Strategic Hedging |
| title_sort | caught in the clash of titans a comparative study of indonesian and vietnamese strategic hedging |
| topic | Southeast Asia hedging Indonesia Vietnam alliance politics |
| url | https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2377740023500148 |
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