SINO-US STRATEGIC COMPETITION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC: EXPLORING RESPONSES FROM MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA

Q1 Social Sciences

Journal of International Studies Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI:10.32890/jis2024.20.1.7

Amna Khalid, Bakri Mat

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The Indo-Pacific region has emerged as a significant global focal point due to the increasing influence exerted by China and the UnitedStates. In light of the dynamic nature of the global geopolitical landscape, Malaysia and Indonesia, as two prominent Southeast Asianstates, find themselves at the nexus of this competition. China and the United States are two regional superpowers which have strategically positioned themselves in the Indo-Pacific. A systematic literature review was conducted to examine the crucial role of Indonesia and Malaysia in the context of the escalating Sino-US strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region. By focusing on research articles, books and reports, this work explored the policy and strategic outlook, methodological approaches and methods underpinning Indo-Pacific discourse in Indonesia and Malaysia. The methodology adopted for this review was systematic by following the seven stages suggested by Petticrew and Roberts (2008). This review’s findings indicated the diverse range of theories, methodologies, practical strategies, and approaches that scholars have employed in examining the roles of Indonesia and Malaysia in the Indo-Pacific region. Consequently, this paper broadens the scope for scholars by expounding upon the strategic outlook of Indonesia and Malaysia within the Indo-Pacific discourse, along with the various methodological and theoretical frameworks and conceptual models that may inform future research endeavours. This study was however, limited to gathering input from journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports, and excluding other sources such as conference papers and op-eds. Furthermore, thescope of studies accessed was limited to data available from 2013 to September 2023.

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中美在印度洋-太平洋地区的战略竞争：探讨马来西亚和印度尼西亚的对策

由于中国和美国的影响力日益增强，印度洋-太平洋地区已成为重要的全球焦点。鉴于全球地缘政治格局的动态性质，马来西亚和印度尼西亚这两个著名的东南亚国家发现自己正处于这场竞争的中心。中国和美国这两个地区超级大国在印度洋-太平洋地区进行了战略定位。为了研究印尼和马来西亚在中美在印太地区不断升级的战略竞争中的关键作用，我们进行了系统的文献综述。本研究以研究文章、书籍和报告为重点，探讨了印尼和马来西亚有关印太问题的政策和战略展望、方法论途径和方法。本综述所采用的方法是系统性的，遵循了 Petticrew 和 Roberts（2008 年）提出的七个阶段。综述结果表明，学者们在研究印尼和马来西亚在印太地区的角色时，采用了多种多样的理论、方法、实践策略和途径。因此，本文通过阐述印尼和马来西亚在印太地区的战略前景，以及各种方法论、理论框架和概念模型，为学者们拓宽了研究范围，为未来的研究工作提供了参考。不过，本研究仅限于从期刊论文、书籍、书籍章节和报告中收集资料，不包括会议论文和专栏文章等其他来源。此外，所查阅的研究范围仅限于 2013 年至 2023 年 9 月期间的数据。

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Journal of International Studies Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations

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期刊介绍： The Journal of International Studies is a quarterly, open access scholarly journal published by Centre of Sociological Research in co-operation with University of Szczecin (Poland), Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest (Romania) and University College of Business in Prague (Czech Republic). The journal is dedicated to advancing the socio-economic analyses of societies, institutions, organisations, groups, networks and their interactions. Looking back on 2014 we see the growing of interest in JIS. Taking this possibility, we would like to say thank you to all our contributors, researchers and readers. At the present moment, we see the necessity to update our strategies and mission for forthcoming years in order to comply with your needs and expectations. First of all, we became the part of open access process and all materials are available online. Secondly, from 2017 JIS became a quarterly publication. In respect of the above the broad topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas of research: Current global developments; Economic theory and international economics; The theory of international relations; Forecasting and the analysis of world economy dynamics and socio-political developments; Developments in international financial markets; The theory of social and political processes; International politics; Economic and socio-political developments in the United States, Europe and third world countries; Economic, social and political problems associated with the transition period in CE Europe and former SU Ukraine.