| Characteristic | I am worried about growing regional political and strategic influence | I welcome its growing regional political and strategic influence |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
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April 2026
Asia, APAC
2026
2,008 respondents
among respondents from eleven ASEAN member states
CAPI interview, questionnaire
Original question: "What is your view of this political and strategic power’s influence on your country?"
Respondents included those who previously answered "United States" in response to a question about which country or regional organization is currently the most influential political power in Southeast Asia.
Respondents are professionals from the following categories: academia, think-tankers, or researchers; private sector representatives; civil society, non-government organisations (NGOs) or media representatives; government officials; and regional or international organisations personnel.
ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations and is a political and economic union composed of the ten member states Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Results from respondents from Timor-Leste excluded in the aggregated averages as the country is not yet an ASEAN member state.
On their calculation methodology for ASEAN average figures, the source states the following in 2025:
We decided to apply a different methodology this year assigning a 10% weighted average to each country’s responses to calculate the average figures for ASEAN as a whole. This is to ensure that the responses of each country are represented by equal proportion, given that ASEAN’s decision-making processes are based on each country having equal say, regardless of country or population size.
