Post-9/11 Policy in East and Southeast Asia

The attacks of September 11, 2001 made East and Southeast Asia a second front in President Bush’s “War on Terror.” This complicated the United States’ relationship with East and Southeast Asia, adding efforts to combat Islamic extremism and support democratic development to already-existing concerns over regional security and rising economic rivalry.

Lead Scholar - Dr. LaiYee Leong

 


Full Interviews

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Interviewees:

  Richard Armitage


Deputy Secretary of State (2001-2005)

  Ernest Bower


President of USASEAN Business Council
CEO of Bower Group Asia
Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS)

  Chan Heng Chee


Singapore Ambassador to the United States (2001-2005)

  James Clad


U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia Pacific Security Affairs

  Lorne Craner


Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

  Matthew Daley


Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

  Thomas Fargo


Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (2002-2005)

  Amy Freedman


Professor of Political Science at Long Island University
Adjunct Senior Research Scholar of Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute

  Haruo Iguchi


Professor International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University

  James Kelly


Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

  Frank Lavin


Ambassador to Singapore (2001-2005)
Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005-2007)
Undersecretary for International Trade (2005-2007)

  James Moriarty


National Security Council Director for China Affairs
Special Assistant to the President of the United States
Senior Director at the National Security Council
United States Ambassador to Nepal and Bangladesh

  Bronson Percival


Counter-terrorism Coordinator at the East Asian Bureau

  Randy Schriver


Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage

  Rodolfo Severino


Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

  Larry Wilkerson


Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell