Promoting U.S. National Security Interests in Southeast Asia
Abstract
The United States has a variety of important national interests in Southeast Asia, the area comprising Indochina Burma, Thailand, Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) and the insular republics of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, and Indonesia. None of these regional interests is critical to the security of the United States. Nevertheless, given the proximity of this region to China and Japan, and given its importance to the American economy, our interests in the area demand increased attention from the policy makers charged with safeguarding our national security. From a global strategic point of view it is in the United States' long-term interest to promote an expanding community of prosperous Southeast Asian nations that is * growing economically and open to free trade and investment, * politically stable, * at peace within the region and able to protect its territory from a regional hegemon and * community to the cooperative solution of global problems, Such a community could strike a regional balance of power with China and Japan and help the United States project offensive military power in the region in response to a threat.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 27, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA441975
Entities
People
- Carol Van Voorst
- Jock Conly
- Kim Welliver
Organizations
- National War College