AuthorFarah Nadine SethHoang Thi HaSharon SeahJoanne LinSithanonxay SuvannaphakdyMelinda MartinusPham Thi Phuong ThaoDescriptionThe State of Southeast Asia 2022 Survey conducted by the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute highlighted the pandemic’s threat to health, and a ‘slow and ineffective’ ASEAN as the top challenge and concern facing the region. The Myanmar crisis is seen as putting ASEAN’s centrality and unity to the test. China continues to be highly regarded as the most influential economic and political power while Japan remains the most trusted major power. Competing spheres of influence in the region and beyond are not far from everyone’s minds.Publication Date16 February 2022LanguageEnglishCitationSeah, S. et al., The State of Southeast Asia: 2022 Survey Report (Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022)