0-33
Strongly Aligned with CN
Rank
Score
Rank
Score
Legend AB: Alignment Bands
China
67-100
Strongly Aligned with US
USA
Period I
Period II
Period III
Welcome to the Anatomy of Choice Alignment Index (AOCAI) interactive site. This index seeks to measure the alignment positions of each of the ten Southeast Asian countries vis-à-vis China and the United States, across twenty indicators – split equally into five broad domains – over a span of thirty years (1995-2024). The map view offers an overview of the overall alignments of the ten countries across the entire thirty years. More in-depth comparisons and analysis within or between countries can be undertaken in the ‘Comparison’ and ‘Country’ pages respectively. Users also have the option of adjusting the ‘weights’ of each domains on the ‘Weighting’ page.
The Index is one component of the Anatomy of Choice: Southeast Asia between the Superpowers project, led by Professors Khong Yuen Foong of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and Joseph Chinyong Liow of the College of Humanities and Social Science, Nanyang Technological University. The project, supported by a Singapore Social Science Research Thematic Grant (2020-2025), aims to track and explain the alignment postures and movements of the ten Southeast Asian countries in the context of the U.S.-China geopolitical rivalry in Asia.
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