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The Variability of Southeast Asia's Autonomy
I want to pick up on one of the points that you've just made there about Southeast Asia's autonomy and ability to navigate these circumstances to its advantage. Some of the countries are better able to secure advantageous deals with the great powers than others. Indonesia is a country quite obviously that is probably in the best position to have autonomy and non-alignment. Cambodia is a good example, I think, of in recent years in particular, countries trying to broaden their options by repositioning themselves. Even within these countries, there are a lot of clear internal dynamics where they are still looking to expand their room for maneuver.