The Spratly Islands Dispute: Can Asean Provide the Framework for a Solution?

Abstract

The conflict in the Spratly Islands involves six nations; China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam. Each country has at least a partial claim to the islands. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) consists of seven nations; Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Singapore and since July of 1995, Vietnam. Four of these ASEAN nations also have claims within the Spratly Islands. This study explores the possibility that ASEAN, an organization that now hosts a regional forum to address regional security issues, might be able to provide a framework for a solution to the major regional security challenge of the Spratly Islands dispute.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308657

Entities

People

  • Larry W. Coker

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

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

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  • Agreements
  • Department Of State
  • Economic Development
  • Economics
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Oceans
  • Security
  • South China Sea
  • Southeast Asia
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union