Southeast Asia Views the United States

Dr. Ann Marie Murphy is Professor at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations,Seton Hall University; Adjunct Senior Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute,Columbia University; and a 2019-20202 ASEAN Research Program Fulbright Scholar. Dr.Murphy's research interests include international relations and comparative politics in SoutheastAsia, U.S. foreign policy toward Asia, and governance of non-traditional security issues. She isco-author (with Amy Freedman) of Non-Traditional Security Issues in Southeast Asia: The Transnational Dimension, (2018) and co-editor (with Bridget Welsh) of Legacies of Engagement in Southeast Asia (2008). Dr. Murphy’s articles have appeared in journals such as Asian Security,Contemporary Southeast Asia, Orbis, Asia Policy, World Politics Review and PS: Political Science & Politics. Dr. Murphy is a founding partner of the New York Southeast Asia Network and is currently completing a book on the impact of democracy on Indonesian foreign policy with the generous support of the Smith Richardson Foundation. She earned her Ph.D.fromColumbia University

• Chapter 1: Introducing Southeast Asia and Regional Perceptions of the United StatesChapter 2 United States Policy Toward Southeast Asia: Policy Shifts Trigger Concerns about U.S. CommitmentChapter 3 The Insignificant Other: Perceptual Change, Policy Divergence, and Prospects for Thai-U.S. RelationsChapter 4 Philippine Policy Toward the United States: Dramatic Shifts in Alliance PoliticsChapter 5 Singapore’s Policy Toward the United States: Facilitating the Role of the Indispensable Power in AsiaChapter 6 Strategic Convergence Despite Domestic Divergence in Vietnam Policy Toward the United StatesChapter 7: Last Line of Defense? Indonesia-U.S. Defense Relations and Strategic RealignmentsChapter 8 Ambivalence in Alignment: The Politics of Malaysia-U.S. RelationsChapter 9 Cambodia and the United States: Moving Beyond Trouble Relations?Chapter 10 Burma/Myanmar and the United States: An Eternal Balancing Act?Chapter 11 Conclusion

This orchestra of essays, very ably conducted by Ann Marie Murphy, helps us better understand and appreciate the complex dynamics of US-Southeast Asia relations from the perspectives of individual Southeast Asian states. It is an indispensable collection that should be read by all who have an interest in US policy in the Indo-Pacific, and how that is perceived and understood by the states in the region.