Asean Trends and Problems in the 1980s,

Abstract

If ASEAN did not exist it would have to be invented. A peaceful global order requires regional groupings which can resist hegemonial aspirations. Southeast Asia is a particularly tempting target because of its strategic location, its natural and human resources, and its economic prospects. It took the five governments which established the Association of Southeast Asian nations in the summer of 1967 a long time to get to know each other and to overcome mutual suspicions and hostilities. Their historical experiences varied greatly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA103335

Entities

People

  • Guy J. Pauker

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Economic Systems
  • Governments
  • Islands
  • Military Operations
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Petroleum
  • Second World War
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociopolitics
  • South China Sea
  • Southeast Asia
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology