The South Pacific Agenda: A Framework for ASEAN Participation

Abstract

Recent events in the South Pacific have suggested that this quite part of the world has now become an arena for big power competition and influence. This study seeks to review the changes and developments in the region and to examine the sources of friction and potential areas of instability. It also attempts to identify the interests of both the big powers, in particular the Soviet Union and the US, as well as those of the smaller states in the region. The main purpose of this study is to propose the contribution that tht ASEAN, especially Singapore, can make to ensure that the South Pacific will remain a politically stable and economically viable region, fully integrated into the affairs of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208221

Entities

People

  • Yue Y. Kwan

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Alliances
  • Commerce
  • Economic Development
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Military Governments
  • New Guinea
  • New Zealand
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Regional Security
  • Training
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union