Southeast Asia: Politics of Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, and More – Starts April 4th
Zoom – Thursday 10:30 am – Noon
April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2 
Taking up where a previous course left off, we continue our introduction to the eleven countries of Southeast Asia—from Myanmar to Timor Leste. Beginning with the 1980’s we concentrate on Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Cambodia. What is the significance of the Vietnamese campaign against corruption, as well as new leaders in Malaysia, the Philippines and Cambodia—and the impact on the United States?
- Week 1: Introduction: Geography, government, current leadership, trade and economic statistics
- Weeks 2-5: The Politics of Individual Countries:
- Week 2: Vietnam
- Week 3: Malaysia
- Week 4: Philippines
- Week 5: Cambodia
Paul Sarno is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Columbia Law School. Through wide-ranging readings, sixteen visits since 1971 (the last for a month to Sulawesi and Sumatra in Indonesia in July 2019), and membership in both the Association for Asian Studies and the Burma Studies Group, he has pursued a better understanding of these countries and has taught about this region for many years at LLI and other venues.