Will the 21st Century be Asian?

If the 19th century was Europe's - and the 20th century became America's - is there any reason why the 21st century should not be Asia's?

Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS

Danny Quah (@DannyQuah) is Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre.

Leslie Vinjamuri is Co-Director of the Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice and a Associate Professor in International Relations at SOAS, University of London.

Tim Frost is a Founder and Director of Cairn Capital and Markit.

LSE IDEAS (@LSEIDEAS) is a foreign policy think-tank within LSE's Institute for Global Affairs.

The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (@LSESEAC) is an inter-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre within the Institute of Global Affairs at LSE. Building on the School's deep academic and historical connections with Southeast Asia, the Centre seeks to encourage the best academic and policy research, with core focus on the social context of the region.

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