The US needs to engage Asean as a growing, pivotal region on its own merits, rather than as turf for big-power competition with China, former diplomat Scot Marciel writes in his new book.
Ridha Wirakusumah, who was named as head of the Indonesia Investment Authority, gets high marks for his integrity and experience.
Murray Hiebert’s Under Beijing’s Shadow: Southeast Asia’s China Challenge recounts in detail the sometimes-fraught ties of each of the 10 nations with China.