ASEAN: top geopolitical concerns for governments by country 2024

In a survey conducted in ten Southeast Asian countries in 2024, over 83 percent of Malaysian respondents viewed the Israel-Hamas conflict as the most concerning geopolitical event for their country's government. Another common concern across many ASEAN countries was aggressive behavior in the South China Sea.

Leading geopolitical concerns faced by national governments in Southeast Asia in 2024, by country

Characteristic	Russia-Ukraine war	Israel-Hamas conflict	2024 US presidential elections	Implication arising from 2024 Taiwan elections	Aggressive behavior in the South China Sea	Myanmar crisis	North Koreas's continued ballistic missile testing	Global scam operations	International drug smuggling	Change of political leadership in the region
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Release date

April 2024

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Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

January 3 to February 28, 2024

Number of respondents

1,994 respondents

Special properties

among Southeast Asian respondents

Method of interview

CAPI interview, questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which of the following current geopolitical events are the top concerns for the government in your country?"

ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations and is a political and economic union composed of the ten member states Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Respondent share by nationality:

Brunei: n = 3.9%
Cambodia: n = 9.5%
Indonesia: n = 13.3%
Laos: n = 8%
Malaysia: n = 11.3%
Myanmar: n = 9.%
Philippines: n = 7.6%
Singapore: n = 15.9%
Thailand: n = 11%
Vietnam: n = 10.4%

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