Trump in Southeast Asia: Opportunity to bolster US-ASEAN economic ties ?

• Main Author: Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol Karen
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86499; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44029
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

President Trump will attend the APEC Summit in Vietnam and celebrate the anniversaries of ASEAN and US-ASEAN Relations in the Philippines. Washington should seize this opportunity to seriously shape its post-TPP economic policies towards Southeast Asia by pursuing three initiatives.