The 3rd ASEAN Reader

Over the past two decades, ISEAS has compiled abridged articles that analyse key aspects of Southeast Asia's development and the ASEAN process. The ASEAN Reader was published in 1992 just as the Cold War ended, while The Second ASEAN Reader came in 2003 in the wake of the 1997 Asian crisis and the September 11 attacks in 2001. The past decade has not been spared its share of intense changes, with the rise of China and India bringing new challenges to the region's power equation, and the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis. Despite this, the momentum towards an integrated ASEAN community has been maintained. The articles in The Third ASEAN Reader study the trends and events of recent years, and discuss the immediate future of Southeast Asia.

Ooi Kee Beng is Deputy Director at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.Sanchita Basu Das is an ISEAS Fellow and Lead Researcher (Economic Affairs) at the ASEAN Studies Centre, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore, China.Malcolm Cook is Dean of the School of International Studies, Flinders University, Adelaide and a Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy, Sydney, Australia.Cassey Lee is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Wollongong, AustraliaMichael Yeo is Research Associate at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, and Book Review Editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian Economies.