Asean's Diplomatic and Security Culture: Origins, Development and Prospects

ISBN-13: 9780700716524 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 304 str.

Juergen Haacke; Jurgen Haacke;Haacke Jurgen

Opis

Member states of ASEAN - the Association of South-East Asian Nations - have developed a distinctive approach to political and security co-operation, which 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 book examines the origins of ASEAN's diplomatic and security culture and analyses how over time its key principles have been practised and contested as ASEAN states have responded to regional conflicts as well as challenges posed by the major regional powers, ASEAN's enlargement, and the Asian financial crisis. The book goes on to assess whether ASEAN's diplomatic and security culture is likely to remain salient as the political, economic and security context in which regional leaderships operate is undergoing further change.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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