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ASEAN's Half Century - A Political History of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Hardcover)
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ASEAN's Half Century - A Political History of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Hardcover)
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This authoritative book provides a comprehensive political history
of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the ten
members of which are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Leading
scholar Donald E. Weatherbee follows ASEAN from its inception in
1967, when it was founded with the goal of promoting peace,
stability, security, and economic growth in the region. Throughout,
a basic assumption of its leaders has been that the achievement of
the first three conditions is necessary for the fourth. Weatherbee
traces ASEAN's three reinventions: in 1976, it made security a
primary Cold War interest; in 1992, it refocused on economic
integration; in 2007, it adopted the ASEAN Charter, which was the
legal basis for the establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015.
He shows how at each stage of its development, ASEAN has dealt at
three levels of action: the regional international order;
intra-ASEAN relations; and the spillover of the domestic politics
of member states into regional relations, particularly on questions
of democracy and human rights. ASEAN's greatest contemporary
political challenge is in adapting to the regional impact of the
US-China rivalry, particularly over South China Sea issues. For
ASEAN to maintain its claim to centrality as a driving force in the
regional security architecture, the author argues, a fourth
reinvention may be required. Dispelling the myths surrounding the
organization's achievements fifty years after its founding, this
book will be invaluable for all readers interested in ASEAN's role
in the broader Asia-Pacific region.
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