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ASEAN's Diplomatic and Security Culture Origins, Development and Prospects

By Jurgen Haacke Copyright 2002
    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    304 Pages
    by Routledge
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    Member states of ASEAN - the Association of South-East Asian Nations - have developed a distinctive approach to political and security co-operation. This approach builds on the principles of sovereign equality, non-intervention and non-interference, quiet diplomacy, mutual respect, and the principle of not involving ASEAN in mediating bilateral disputes among the membership.

    This is a new examination of the origins of ASEAN's diplomatic and security culture. It analyses how over time its key principles are practised and contested as member states respond to regional conflicts as well as challenges posed by the major regional powers, ASEAN's enlargement, and the Asian financial crisis. It also assesses whether ASEAN's diplomatic and security culture is likely to remain salient as the political, economic and security context in which regional leaderships operate undergoes further change.

    Introduction1. Early Origins of the 'ASEAN way': The struggle for respect and sovereignty2. Post-War Origins of the 'ASEAN way': From estrangement and conflict to regional reconciliation and accommodation3. ZOPFAN and the ASEAN Regional Forum: The extramural dimension of ASEAN's struggle for security and recognition4. The Cambodia Conflict and the 'ASEAN way': The struggle for a pristine interpretation of principles5. China's Relations with ASEAN: Challenging or reinforcing the 'ASEAN way'?6. The U.S. Challenge to the 'ASEAN way'7. The Concept of Flexible Engagement and the Practice of Enhanced Interaction: Intramural challenges to the 'ASEAN way'8. ASEAN's Diplomatic and Security Culture after the Hanoi Summit: Has 'old' thinking been dominating 'new' practices? Conclusion: On the prospects of ASEAN's diplomatic and security cultureBibliography

    Biography

    Jurgen Haacke is Lecturer in the International Politics of East Asia at the University of Birmingham.

    'An important new contribution to the literature on Southeast Asian regionalism [...] the book's main achievement is it's dispassionate, detailed and systematic analysis of the "ASEAN Way." [...] The academic community specialising in Southeast Asia’s international relations should welcome the arrival of a new specialist who, if this book is any indication, has the clear potential to make a significant contribution to the field.’

    Amitav Acharya, Contemporary Southeast Asia

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