Post-9/11 Policy in East and Southeast Asia

The attacks of September 11, 2001 made East and Southeast Asia a second front in President Bush’s “War on Terror.” This complicated the United States’ relationship with East and southeast Asia, adding efforts to combat Islamic extremism and support democratic development to already-existing concerns over regional security and rising economic rivalry.

Lead Scholar - Dr. LaiYee Leong

Full Interviews

Interview with Richard Armitage

Deputy Secretary of State (2001-2005)
You can read and download a transcription of this interview here.

Interview with Randy Schriver

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2003-2005)
Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage (2001-2003)

Interviewees

Richard Armitage Deputy Secretary of State (2001-2005)	Ernest Bower President of USASEAN Business Council CEO of Bower Group Asia Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS)
Chan Heng Chee Singapore Ambassador to the United States (2001-2005)	James Clad U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia Pacific Security Affairs
Lorne Craner Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor	Matthew Daley Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Thomas Fargo Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (2002-2005)	Amy Freedman Professor of Political Science at Long Island University Adjunct Senior Research Scholar of Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Haruo Iguchi Professor International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University	James Kelly Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Frank Lavin Ambassador to Singapore (2001-2005) Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005-2007) Undersecretary for International Trade (2005-2007)	James Moriarty National Security Council Director for China Affairs Special Assistant to the President of the United States Senior Director at the National Security Council United States Ambassador to Nepal and Bangladesh
Bronson Percival Counter-terrorism Coordinator at the East Asian Bureau	Randy Schriver Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage
Rodolfo Severino Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)	Larry Wilkerson Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell