Ramcharan R.Mahidol University2024-12-152024-12-152023-01-01Asean and Regional Actors in the Indo-Pacific (2023) , 267-289https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/102405The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and accelerated existing geo-political tensions in the world. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan will need to craft a relationship with each other that navigates the New Cold War (NCW) between China and the United States that is emerging. Japan is signaling a turn toward a realist power-based approach toward security, including in Southeast Asia. ASEAN will need to accommodate a greater political and military role of Japan in the region.Social SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceBook ChapterSCOPUS10.1007/978-981-99-4020-2_142-s2.0-85208021702