"Southeast Asian states risk becoming pawns in a geopolitical clash between two extra-regional superpowers. This report analyses how the states in the region are responding to the challenge posed by the strategic interests of the US and China in their geography and economy. If the Southeast Asian states are to take advantage of the opportunities presented by China?s rise and the United States? pivot, they must stand together in the geopolitical contest currently taking place in the region. However, this is not an easy task: regional states are caught in what game theory would view as a classic ?prisoners? dilemma? that will require a deep degree of trust to escape."..... Executive Summary, Nicholas Kitchen, Editor, IDEAS Reports... The Clash: Indispensable Nation? The United States in Southeast Asia Michael Cox... China and Southeast Asia, Odd Arne Westad ... Southeast Asia between China and the United States, Munir Majid... The Theatre of Competition: Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) . Ang Cheng Guan... Indonesia, Rizal Sukma... Malaysia, Johan Saravanamuttu... Myanmar, J?rgen Haacke... The Philippines, Emmanuel Yujuico... Singapore, Robyn Klingler Vidra... Thailand, Thitinan Pongsudhirak... Conclusion: The Regional Dynamic Forging a Regional Response, Munir Majid.