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Linking Local Insights to Global IR: Locating Malaysian Contours and Contributions 将本地见解与全球投资者关系联系起来：确定马来西亚的轮廓和贡献

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/18681034241246014

Cheng-Chwee Kuik, Guido Benny

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The Evolution and Institutionalisation of Business–Government Relations: Public–Private Partnerships in Khon Kaen, Thailand 企业与政府关系的演变和制度化：泰国孔敬的公私合作伙伴关系

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Pub Date : 2024-06-11 DOI: 10.1177/18681034241261405

Sirisak Laochankham, P. Kamnuansilpa, Allen Hicken

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Challenges to Democratization from the Perspective of Political Inaction: Insights into Political Disempowerment and Citizenship in the Philippines 从政治不作为的角度看民主化的挑战：从政治不作为的角度看民主化的挑战：对菲律宾政治权力剥夺和公民权的见解

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Pub Date : 2024-03-22 DOI: 10.1177/18681034241239060

Anthony Lawrence A. Borja, Ador R. Torneo, Ian Jayson R. Hecita

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Vietnam's Response to the US Indo-Pacific Strategy in the Context of a Rising China 中国崛起背景下越南对美国印太战略的回应

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.1177/18681034241237813

V. Trinh, Dieu Huyen Ho

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An Ambitious Artificial Intelligence Policy in a Decentralised Governance System: Evidence From Indonesia 分权治理体系中雄心勃勃的人工智能政策：印度尼西亚的证据

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Pub Date : 2024-01-22 DOI: 10.1177/18681034231226393

R. Wadipalapa, Riris Katharina, Poltak Partogi Nainggolan, Sitti Aminah, Tini Apriani, Diana Ma’rifah, Azmi Listya Anisah

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Book Review: Boats in a Storm by Ramnath Kalyani 书评：风暴中的小船》，拉姆纳特-卡利亚尼著

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Pub Date : 2024-01-15 DOI: 10.1177/18681034231226433

Antje Missbach

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