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Article: The ASEAN regional forum: maintaining the regional idea in southeast Asia
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- International Journal
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- October 1, 1997
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CopyrightCopyright Canadian Institute of International Affairs Fall 1997. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Despite the uncertain contribution of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) to Asian-Pacific security, its creation is significant in light of the region's lack of multilateral arrangements and especially the long reluctance of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address questions of security formally as a collective body. By focussing on ASEAN perspectives, this article identifies both external and internal challenges to ASEAN and the notion of 'Southeast Asia' and examines how ARF -- a multilateral security dialogue involving ASEAN and 14 other interested powers, including the United States -- relates to them. It concludes that while the origins of ARF are to be found in basic ...
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