Strategic workouts: the rationale for Southeast Asian states' military exercises with China

• Main Author: Seow, Ian Cheng Wei
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Country and region studies; International politics and security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178790
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Conventional arguments of deterrence and the balance of power do not satisfactorily explain Southeast Asian states’ joint military exercises with China. Instead, the more likely reasons are the use of these drills by some Southeast Asian states to signal their neutrality in the US-China geopolitical...