Southeast Asia-North Korea Relations

Hoo Chiew-Ping is a Senior Fellow of the East Asian International Relations (EAIR) Caucus in Malaysia. Shine Choi is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. Recent publications include North Korea in International Politics: Problems and Alternatives (Routledge, 2015). Brian Bridges is former Professor of Political Science at Lingnan University in Hong Kong.

Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: Southeast Asia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Chapter 2. DPRK’s Relations with Southeast Asia: Historical Legacies Part 1: DPRK’s traditional friends: plus ça change? Chapter 3. Modifiers of Indonesia’s Policy Towards North Korea; Chapter 4. From Close Allies to Distant Comrades: The Ups and Downs of the Vietnam-North Korea Relationship; Chapter 5. Lao PDR and the DPRK: Long-standing Camaraderie; Chapter 6. Cambodia-DPRK Relations: Continuity and Changes; Chapter 7. Myanmar-DPRK Relations during Political and Geopolitical Instability Part 2: DPRK’s modern haven Chapter 8. Malaysia-North Korea Relations: From Cold War Neutrality and Friendly Relations to Present Estrangement; Chapter 9. The Origins of Singapore’s Non-Aligned DPRK Policy; Chapter 10. Thailand-North Korea relations: The Odd Couple; Chapter 11. Brunei’s Relations with North Korea: Practising Small State Foreign Policy and Minimal Pragmatism; Chapter 12. The Shifting Sands: Duterte, the Philippines and ASEAN’s evolving relations with the DPRK Part 3: ASEAN, ROK, and China Chapter 13. ASEAN and the Korean Peninsula: Socialising North Korea and Beyond; Chapter 14. South Korea's Security Cooperation with Southeast Asia: Implications for the Korean Peninsula; Chapter 15. The China Factor in North Korea-Southeast Asia Relations; Chapter 16. Conclusion: Smaller States’ Strategic Ambivalence: Southeast Asia’s Engagement with North Korea; Index