ISEAS Perspective

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  ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA): Advancing Services Liberalization for ASEAN? 

  Yean, Tham Siew (ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019-07-04)

  The arrival of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 and numerous assessments on the achievements of the AEC Blueprint that was used to guide the development of the AEC, led to negotiations to upgrade the services agreement from a framework agreement to a full-fledged agreement, namely the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA). Negotiations on the ATISA were concluded in November 2018. This ...

  The arrival of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 and numerous assessments on the achievements of the AEC Blueprint that was used to guide the development of the AEC, led to negotiations to upgrade the services agreement from a framework agreement ...
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  Airports on Islands: Boon or Potential Bust? 

  Rahman, Serina (ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019-06-27)

  This paper examines the political ecology surrounding the development of large tourism infrastructure, as well as the potential financial losses that will come about from the damage that will inevitably arise, should airport construction and reclamation take place on Malaysia’s east coast islands of Tioman and Redang.

  This paper examines the political ecology surrounding the development of large tourism infrastructure, as well as the potential financial losses that will come about from the damage that will inevitably arise, should airport construction and reclamation ...
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  Increased Relevance for EU Policy and Actions in the South China Sea 

  Pejsova, Eva (ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019-06-26)

  The EU has always had reason to pay attention to developments in the South China Sea. The world’s largest trading block has a vital economic interest in safeguarding free, safe and stable shipping corridors, especially those connecting it to economic powerhouses in East Asia. Northeast Asian countries constitute the Union’s most important export market and source of FDIs, with China being its second ...

  The EU has always had reason to pay attention to developments in the South China Sea. The world’s largest trading block has a vital economic interest in safeguarding free, safe and stable shipping corridors, especially those connecting it to economic ...
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  ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific: Old Wine in New Bottle? 

  Ha, Hoang Thi (ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2019-06-25)

  Since the roll-out of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy by US President Donald Trump and the revival of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or the Quad (comprising the US, Japan, India and Australia) in late 2017, the Indo-Pacific concept has gained a lot of traction in international relations discourse. Yet there is no common understanding or authoritative definition of the term even ...

  Since the roll-out of the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy by US President Donald Trump and the revival of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or the Quad (comprising the US, Japan, India and Australia) in late 2017, the Indo-Pacific concept ...

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