The relevance of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) for regional security in the Asia-Pacific.: An article from: Contemporary Southeast Asia
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Author(s)Dominik Heller
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From the author: This article discusses the structure and the functioning of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and then proceeds to analyse ARF's achievements, expectations, as well as increasing perceptions of its irrelevance as a security institution. It suggests that any analysis of the relevance of the ARF first has to examine whether the interests of its central members are opposed to the ARF's agenda and raison d'etre. The three most powerful national actors (the United States, China, and Japan) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) all have an interest in supporting the ARF. It argues that the ARF is a forum that reflects the convergence of strategic interests of both the regional and external actors. Nevertheless, it concludes with the observation that the effects of the ARF are surely not sufficient to fully secure peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific, but it is arguable whether any form of institution could satisfy this goal.
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Title: The relevance of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) for regional security in the Asia-Pacific.
Author: Dominik Heller
Publication:Contemporary Southeast Asia (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Page: 123(23)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: This article discusses the structure and the functioning of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and then proceeds to analyse ARF's achievements, expectations, as well as increasing perceptions of its irrelevance as a security institution. It suggests that any analysis of the relevance of the ARF first has to examine whether the interests of its central members are opposed to the ARF's agenda and raison d'etre. The three most powerful national actors (the United States, China, and Japan) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) all have an interest in supporting the ARF. It argues that the ARF is a forum that reflects the convergence of strategic interests of both the regional and external actors. Nevertheless, it concludes with the observation that the effects of the ARF are surely not sufficient to fully secure peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific, but it is arguable whether any form of institution could satisfy this goal.
Citation Details
Title: The relevance of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) for regional security in the Asia-Pacific.
Author: Dominik Heller
Publication:Contemporary Southeast Asia (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Page: 123(23)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
