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Fulbright Specialist Award. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University

University of Delaware Center for Global and Area Studies/Institute for Global Studies Research Grant

Fulbright Research Fellowship, Renmin University

Routledge Asian Security Studies : Series Editor

Stimson Center Southeast Asia Forum : Advisory Board

Contemporary Southeast Asia : International Advisory Board

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Diversification's legitimation challenges: ASEAN and its Myanmar predicament Get access Arrow

Vietnam's Cautious Response to China's Belt and Road Initiative: The Imperatives of Domestic Legitimation

Multilateralism and East Asian transitions: the English School, diplomacy, and a networking regional order

ASEAN’s constructed dichotomies: the ongoing need for complexity-sensitive research agendas

China's "Belt and Road" in Southeast Asia: Constructing the Strategic Narrative in Singapore

Contemporary Southeast Asia: The Politics of Change, Contestation, and Adaptation

(Re)Negotiating East and Southeast Asia: Region, Regionalism, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Studies in Asian Security)

Institutionalizing East Asia: Mapping and Reconfiguring Regional Cooperation (Politics in Asia)

Contending Perspectives on Global Governance: Coherence and Contestation

Alice D. Ba is professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware.  She studies the structures, processes, and systemic effects of regionalism and regional integration; relations between Southeast Asian states and major powers, especially China and the United States; and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).  Recent work investigates the politics and effects of competing US, China, and ASEAN initiatives; regional multilateralism; ASEAN’s institutional legitimation challenges and strategies in response to Myanmar and other challenges; China as a leading power; and the role of strategic narratives in China-Southeast Asia relations.   The author of (Re)Negotiating East and Southeast Asia:  Region, Regionalism, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Stanford 2009), she has received US Fulbright awards for work in Beijing and Singapore and serves on several editorial boards.   She teaches courses on Southeast Asia's world relations and development, the international relations of Asia, Chinese foreign policy, and comparative regionalisms and served as director of Asian Studies at the University of Delaware from 2009-2014.

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ASEAN Impact: Ideas, Identities and Integration

Southeast Asian Responses to Great Power Rivalry:  Implications for US-Southeast Asia Relations

Great Power Rivalry and the Role of Middle Powers

Institutional Competition and Transition: Positioning Southeast Asia and ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific

China From Its Southern Periphery: Opportunities and Contradictions

Legitimacy and Global IR

Multiple Audiences, Institutional Legitimation Strategies, and A Changing ASEAN

ASEAN and Asian Crossroads:  Comparing Conditions of Institutional Change

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University of Delaware has experts in international relations who can tell us what impacts these tariffs will have.

Associate Chair and Professor, International Relations and Comparative Politics

Professor, Political Science and International Relations

Everyone from farmers to Fortune 500 companies are now feeling the impact of Trump administration tariffs aimed primarily at reducing the trade deficit and reviving domestic manufacturing. University of Delaware experts offer insight into the economic, political and social impacts of these tariffs and what the future of U.S. trade policy may hold.

Experts available:   Alice Ba, associate professor, International Relations and Comparative Politics – Topic: Economic implications of tariffs on domestic industries and global supply chains.






 Dan Green, associate professor, International Relations and Political Theory – Topic: Political dynamics of U.S. trade policy and congressional responses.




 Dan Kinderman, professor, Comparative Politics and International Relations – Topic: Impacts on international business relationships and corporate strategy.






 Robert Denemark, professor, International Relations – Global geopolitical implications and international relations perspectives.






 Stuart Kaufman, professor, Political Science and International Relations – Historical context and comparative analysis of past U.S. trade policies.







Journalists who would like to speak with these experts can click on their profiles or email mediarelations@udel.edu. 

Global trade shifts: The long-term implications of Trump's tariff policies on international relations

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 In the bustling geopolitical arena of Southeast Asia, the rivalry between the United States and China often takes center stage. This region, where great powers converge, has become a pivotal battleground for influence and control. But the reality is that this contest involves more than just these two giants. It's a multi-dimensional chessboard, and Southeast Asian nations aren't just passive pieces; they are active players with their own agendas.

In a new analysis of the ongoing contest between these superpowers, University of Delaware professor Alice Ba  discussed the ways in which Southeast Asian countries are not only impacted by the struggles over economic influence and military expansion but also can and will play a major role in the outcome. She can also address the following topics:

The expansion of U.S.-China tensions into additional economic realms, especially the politicization of supply chains, and how that broadens the impact on Southeast Asia. For all Southeast Asian states, economics is regarded as the foundation for legitimacy and regime stability and thus, unlike the South China Sea, U.S. and Chinese economic policies are felt more widely across the region.  The U.S.-China rivalry's destabilizing integration trends of the last four decades and the foundations on which Southeast Asian states have achieved highly prized degrees of regional stability, economic prosperity, diplomatic standing and regime legitimacy. Ba can talk about how Southeast Asian states can respond to this destabilization and new policies they can adopt to address the surging rivalry. The viewpoint that the United States has not taken sufficient advantage of Southeast Asian interest in greater economic and diplomatic engagement — a perception that for some states is also reinforced by Washington’s normative democracy agenda.  Ba is available for interviews and can be contacted by clicking on her profile below.


Southeast Asia's strategic balancing act amid U.S.-China rivalry

On Thursday, April 13, the Fulbright Lecture Series continued with a talk on “U.S.-China Relations in a Changing East Asia” by Alice D. Ba, professor of political science and international relations. Ba’s expertise ranges from the politics of regionalism and institutions in East Asia to Southeast Asia's relations with major powers. The author of (Re)Negotiating East and Southeast Asia: Region, Regionalism, and ASEAN (Stanford), she received a Fulbright grant in 2006 for work at Renmin University in Beijing, China, and, most recently, at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore. She teaches courses on Southeast Asia's world relations and development, Chinese politics and foreign policy, and comparative regionalisms. Ba also served as director of Asian studies at UD from 2009-2014. Visit http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2017/march/fulbright-lecture-series-april-2017/ for more info.

2017 UD Fulbright Lecture Series: Alice Ba

ASEAN and the Return of Geopolitics to the Indo-Pacific

What’s so special about Asian security? Dealing with economics and institutions -- Natasha Hamilton-Hart, Elizabeth Thurbon, and Alice Ba. WIAPSR Webinar, 2 Nov 2020."

This interactive webinar explores two potentially potent themes that could make Asia’s security order and practices distinctive: the centrality of economics in regional security imperatives and concepts; and the rise of multilateral institutions as a core pillar of regional security in the past three decades.

Webinar Reading List - https://anuwiis.wixsite.com/anuwiis/what-s-so-special-about-asian-secur

Speakers:

Alice D. Ba, Professor of Political Science & International Relations, University of Delaware.

Elizabeth Thurbon, Deputy Head of School (Research) and Scientia Associate Professor of International Relations / International Political Economy, University of New South Wales.
 
Natasha Hamilton-Hart, Professor, Department of Management and International Business and Director of the New Zealand Asia Institute,  University of Auckland. 

This webinar is the first of the new Women in Asia-Pacific Security Research Seminar Series 2020-21, jointly supported by the Graduate Research & Development Network for Asian Security (GRADNAS) and the ANU Gender Institute. This seminar series showcases the cutting-edge academic research of women in the fields of Asia-Pacific security broadly-defined, and serves as an international platform for strengthening academic exchange, feedback, and mentorship.

For more information on this Seminar Series visit - https://bit.ly/3e4LhPU

What’s so special about Asian security? Dealing with economics and institutions

On March 11, 2021, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future hosted a webinar exploring the long-term implications of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The webinar, titled, “In the Wake of the RCEP: Asia-Pacific or Indo-Pacific?” featured Alice Ba (University of Delaware), Sreeram Sundar Chaulia (Jindal Global University), Wang Huiyao (Center for China and Globalization), and Amb. Jorge Heine (Boston University).

This event was part of the Rising Powers Initiative (RPI), a new research program at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future. The mission of RPI is to understand why rising powers flourish or fail in terms of security, governance, and health, and to understand the impact they have on the international orders of their time. RPI conducts interdisciplinary and policy-relevant research on five emerging powers with increasing global impact: China, India, Brazil, the European Union/Germany, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Learn more about RPI at www.bu.edu/pardee/rpi.

In the Wake of the RCEP: Asia-Pacific or Indo-Pacific?

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