1. Introduction / Cassey Lee and Pritish Bhattacharya -- 2. the economics of the CPTPP and RCEP, Asia Pacific trade agreements without the United States / Peter A. Petri [and three others] -- 3. the TPP and CPTPP, truths about power politics / Malcolm Cook -- 4. the investment chapter and ISDS in the CPTPP, lessons from and for Southeast Asia / Luke Nottage -- 5. Intellectual property in the CTPP and access to medicines, a Thai perspective / Jakkrit Kuanpoth -- 6. New rules for state-owned enterprises in the CPTPP / Wan Khatina Nawawi -- 7. Impact of the CPTPP on Japanese manufacturing affiliates in ASEAN / Kazunobu Hayakawa and Kohei Shiino -- 8. Reassessing Malaysia's export opportunities in the TPP and CPTPP / Tham Siew Yean and Andrew Kam Jia Yi -- 9. Impact of the CPTPP on Vietnam / Phan Duc Hieu -- 10. Should Thailand join the CPTPP? / Archanun Kohpaiboon -- 11. Indonesia, the TPP and CPTPP, hold your breath / Kiki Verico.