Highlights a matter of current concern and debate throughout East and Southeast Asia

Includes assessment of regional bodies such as ASEAN

Fu-Kuo Liu is Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of International Relations, the National Chengchi University and Adjunct Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of Political Science, the Chinese Culture University, Tapei. He has researched on regional integration, Asia Pacific security and Taiwan security.,
Philippe Regnier is Senior Lecturer at the Graduate Institute Development Studies (GIDS), the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Since 1992 he has also been the director of the Modern Asia Research Centre in Switzerland. He specializes in East Asian political economy and small enterprise development in the Asian emerging economies.