Joseph Liow

Joseph Liow

Dean and Tan Kah Kee Chair and Professor of Comparative and International Politics, Nanyang Technological University

Professor Joseph Chinyong Liow is a member of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute's Board of Trustees. He is Dean and Tan Kah Kee Chair and Professor of Comparative and International Politics, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University.

US President-elect Joe Biden listens as he holds a video conference meeting with members of the US Conference of Mayors at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, US, 23 November 2020. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

Now more than ever, Southeast Asia values a firm American security presence

President-elect Joe Biden will restore a more traditional style of diplomacy to the US, but domestic considerations will weigh heavily on American foreign policy — and Washington’s approach to Southeast Asia.