Article: The relationship between Southeast Asia and the United States: a contemporary analysis.(Views from Russia, Pakistan, Malaysia, and China)

SOUTHEAST ASIA EXHIBITS TREMENDOUS CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS diversity; all the major religions of the world can be found in the region. It is also marked by vast economic disparities. At one end of the spectrum is Singapore, which has a standard of living higher than that of Spain or Portugal. At the other end are countries like Laos and Burma (Myanmar), which are desperately poor. There is also a great deal of variety in the types of political systems that characterize the region. The Philippines is a democracy, the Republic of Vietnam a one-party state, and Brunei a semi-feudal monarchy. Yet all these countries are part of a regional grouping called ASEAN, the Association ...

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