SELECTIVE NONINVOLVEMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: US SECURITY POLICY IN THE SEVENTIES.

Abstract

In all global regions, the nations closely tied to the US find it essential to shape their foreign and defense policies for the 1970's in the light of President Nixon's Guam Doctrine. Probably the concern is greatest among the nations bordering the Pacific, particularly in Southeast Asia. Demands for withdrawal from that region have been current for some time in the US, and there is every reason to believe that US policy makers will strive to avoid any recurrence of the difficulties and frustrations that have accompanied US efforts in Vietnam. But what of Southeast Asia after Vietnam. Does major US concern with that region essentially come to an end when the Vietnam effort has been brought to a resolution. Is there likely to be a need for continued US concern with the defense and security problems of the region, and if so, are there directions for US policy which need to be identified at the beginning of the decade. This paper represents an effort to examine these problems. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0705204

Entities

People

  • Bernard K. Gordon

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Doctrine
  • Frustration
  • Security
  • Southeast Asia

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies