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Sophie
BOISSEAU du ROCHER

Former Associate Research Fellow, Asia/Indo-Pacific Center, Ifri

Research Interests:

  • Political and geostrategic issues in Southeast Asia
  • Regional construction of ASEAN
  • China / Southeast Asia (ASEAN) relations and their global implications

Sophie Boisseau du Rocher is a senior researcher specializing in Southeast Asian politics, geostrategic affairs and regional integration. She is the author of numerous books and articles, including Le Cambodge, la survie d’un peuple (Belin, Paris, 2011), L’Asie du Sud-Est prise au piège (Perrin, Paris, 2009) and L’ASEAN et la construction régionale en Asie du Sud-Est (L’Harmattan, Paris, 1997). She also edited the Annuaire de l’Asie orientale (Yearbook on East Asia) for the Documentation française (2006 – 2012).

Dr. Boisseau du Rocher holds a PhD in Political Science from Sciences Po, Paris (1996) and has previously taught at Sciences Po Paris, Sciences Po Le Havre (Asia campus), the Institut des hautes Etudes de la Défense nationale (IHEDN), and the Collège Inter-Armé de défense. She managed  the Observatory on Southeast Asia for the Directorate of Strategic Affairs of the French Ministry of Defense from 2008-2011. She is also a research associate of the GRIP (Group for Research and Information on Peace and Security) in Brussels.

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Press

A Year on from the Coup: Burma Collapses

17 March 2022

The February 2021 coup encountered a level of resistance that the military did not expect: demonstrations, boycotts, and a slide toward an armed resistance against repression from the authorities. 

Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER

China and South-East Asia: Has the Die Been Cast?

07 June 2021

China is exerting pressure on its surrounding area in South-East Asia to implement its concept of a “community with a shared destiny”. 

Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER
Papers

The Belt and Road: China's "Community of Destiny" for Southeast Asia?

18 June 2020

As a frontline zone and a pivot, Southeast Asia is both a testing ground and a showcase of China’s ambitions in developing a grand cooperative scheme. Creating mutually positive linkages is crucial for both partners, if not for the same reasons.

Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER
Studies

China’s Belt & Road and the World: Competing Forms of Globalization

24 April 2019

China increasingly sees its flagship foreign policy project as a tool for restructuring global governance and a vector for promoting a new form of globalization.

Alice EKMAN Françoise NICOLAS Céline PAJON John SEAMAN Isabelle SAINT-MEZARD Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER Tatiana KASTOUÉVA-JEAN

Rohingya: Can the Crisis be Resolved?

04 December 2018

The Rohingya issue involves a complex national and regional history.

Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER

The ASEAN Security Community: Progress and Impediments

12 June 2017

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) strives to deal with security problems in an inclusive and flexible way. In 2003 it established a Security Community which has since expanded through several institutions and partnerships.

Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER
Papers

ASEAN-India Political Cooperation: How to reinforce a much-needed pillar?

30 March 2013

India is one of Southeast Asia’s principal neighbors and there is certainly great potential for cooperation with the region and its institutional representation, ASEAN. But does India properly exploit this opportunity? Is Southeast Asia satisfied with the level of engagement?

Sophie BOISSEAU du ROCHER