Hard Interests, Soft Illusions : Southeast Asia and American Power.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Beliefs about American Hegemony in Southeast Asia -- 2. Behind Beliefs: Hard Interests, Soft Illusions -- 3. The Politics and Economics of Interests: Ruling Elites and U.S. Power -- 4. History Lessons -- 5. Professional Expertise -- 6. Regime Interests, Beliefs, and Knowledge -- Appendix: Interviews -- References -- Index.
Natasha Hamilton-Hart explores the belief held by foreign policy elites in much of Southeast Asia--Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam--that the United States is a relatively benign power.
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Geopolitics -- Southeast Asia. Geopolitics -- United States. Southeast Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States. United States -- Foreign relations -- Southeast Asia.