The ASEAN Regional Forum / Rodolfo C. Severino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Severino, Rodolfo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ASEAN Regional Forum.

National security--Asia.

National security.

National security--Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 186 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is the only Asia-Pacific-wide forum for consultations and dialogue on political and security issues. Although many articles and books have been published on the ARF, this is one of the few books that treat the forum comprehensively and from the standpoint of the region itself. It traces the ARF's origins, the efforts to move it from confidence building to "preventive diplomacy", and the forces that hold them back, analysing the strategic environment that both constrains the ARF and makes it essential. The book discusses the question of participation, describes the numerous cooperative activities that the participants undertake, and deals with the issue of institutionalization. Finally, it assesses the ARF as a forum and a process on its own terms. The book is written by the former ASEAN Secretary-General and former senior official who was involved in the ARF's early years.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PREFACE

1. The Beginnings

2. Why Join the ARF?

3. Does the ARF Build Confidence?

4. Diplomacy to Prevent What?

5. Cooperating on the Ground

6. Does the ARF Need Central Institutions?

7. Assessing the ARF

APPENDICES

INDEX

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789814515443

9814515442

9789814279383

9814279382

OCLC:

751689960