Strategie zajišťování států jihovýchodní Asie
The Hedging Strategy of the Countries of Southeast Asia

Summary/Abstract: Since the end of the Cold War the region of South-East Asia has undergone profoundchanges, which were marked, above all, by the rise of China and also the US rebalance towardsAsia. This paper seeks to demonstrate how the small states in this region cope with the changingregional order. Specifically it explores the reactions of the governments in Manila, Kuala Lumpurand Hanoi to the policies of Washington and Beijing. They employ a general strategy commonlyknown as “hedging” that includes engagement with China, soft balancing with the United Statesand enmeshing other regional actors in the related affairs. Although the strategies of the Philippines,Malaysia and Vietnam may look the same, we may find significant differences in the ways hedgingis pursued in these countries.

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