Defence dialogue mechanisms - Lowy Institute Southeast Asia Influence Index

Defence dialogue mechanisms

Institutionalised dialogue mechanisms between a Southeast Asian country and a partner country, including policy exchanges and service-level talks

Type: Indicator
Weighting: 1x
Source: Lowy Institute

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Defence dialogue mechanisms

Which partner has the most defence dialogue mechanisms with Southeast Asia?

1 United States 100.0

15.6% 35 2024
2 India 94.3

14.7% 33 2024
3 Australia 74.3

11.6% 26 2024
4 Brunei 65.7

10.3% 23 2024
5 Indonesia 62.9

9.8% 22 2024
5 Malaysia 62.9

9.8% 22 2024
7 Singapore 60.0

9.4% 21 2024
8 Japan 42.9

6.7% 15 2024
9 South Korea 40.0

6.3% 14 2024
10 Philippines 37.1

5.8% 13 2024
10 Thailand 37.1

5.8% 13 2024
12 China 34.3

5.4% 12 2024
13 Vietnam 31.4

4.9% 11 2024
14 United Kingdom 28.6

4.5% 10 2024
15 France 22.9

3.6% 8 2024
16 Cambodia 20.0

3.1% 7 2024
16 Russia 20.0

3.1% 7 2024
18 Laos 14.3

2.2% 5 2024
19 Myanmar 2.9

0.4% 1 2024
19 Canada 2.9

0.4% 1 2024
21 Timor-Leste 0.0

0.0% 0 2024

Intra-regional

Southeast Asian countries’ influence on each other

Extra-regional

Partners exerting influence from outside the region