ASEAN-US maritime exercise 2019: maintaining ASEAN neutrality/
Olli Pekka Suorsa
- 2019
The ASEAN-US maritime security exercise took place on 2-6 September 2019 - following a similar exercise ASEAN held with China in October last year. While this signified growing Sino-US competition in Southeast Asia, it is also an ASEAN attempt to adapt and maintain its relative neutrality amid intensifying great power play.