This is an inquiry into the arms build-up in Southeast Asia and the measures that can be taken to control the proliferation of conventional arms in the region. It is not a plea for arms control or disarmament as much as an attempt to highlight the armament policies of countries in the region.
This book describes and examines issues in regional security and regional cooperation, and their interrelationships both in theory and practice, through a comparative study of ASEAN and SAARC. Taking a comprehensive view of security, it analyses how ASEAN and SAARC have contributed to regional security in Southeast Asia and South Asia.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is strategically significant because of its size, dynamism, and role in the Asian economic and security architectures. This paper examines how ASEAN seeks to strengthen these assets through "centrality" in intraregional and external policy decisions. It recommends a two-speed approach toward centrality in order to maximize regional incomes and …
ASEAN Selayang Pandang (ASP) edisi 2000 merupakan edisi khusus dalam rangka menyambut milenium ke-3, pemutakhiran edisi sebelumnya yang mencakup perkembangan penting dan terbaru ASEAN selama tahun 1999, antara lain hasil-hasil Pertemuan para Menteri Luar Negeri ASEAN (AMM) ke-32, Pertemuan Informal ke-3 para Kepala Pemerintahan/Negara ASEAN (KTT Informal ASEAN III.) Dalam AMM ke-32 ini untuk pe…
An important part of the vision of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is to ensure that the benefits of development and economic integration are equitably shared by all member states and their citizens. ASEAN’s work therefore aims to narrow the development gap between ASEAN member states (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Ca…
This book contains ASEAN Industrial Cooperation scheme. The implementation of the WTO commitments by ASEAN member countries; the implementation of the CEPT Scheme for AFTA and the eventual implementation of the APEC Action Agenda on trade and investment liberalization and facilitation; has and will change the global economic landscape including ASEAN. ASEAN also realized that some of the parame…
The book examines ASEAN's mechanisms in managing challenges and threats to regional security. Its extensive analyses of the ASEAN story of managing regional security cover the different phases of ASEAN's development as a regional organization and explore the perceptible changes that have occurred in regional mechanisms of conflict management. The book also examines the roles of relevant actors …
Prime Minister Hashimoto is visiting Singapore at a time when his administration is seized with the ongoing crisis in Peru. His decision to proceed with the visits to the ASEAN countries is laudable. Both Singapore and ASEAN appreciate this gesture. It has demonstrated the importance that Japan accords to its relations with ASEAN. We hope that the crisis in Peru will be peacefully resolved soon.
This excellent volume represents a concerted effort to spread the knowledge and understanding of ASEAN beyond the purview of politicians, diplomats and business persons to the wider public, especially the new generation of youthful citizens of Southeast Asia, born in an era of relative peace and reduced uncertainties. This allows the volume to be easily adopted for classroom use in any educatio…
This book contains: 1. Marketization of public enterprises 2. The role of the State in Southeast Asia 3. The role of the State in Europe 4. Transformation of public enterprises: Changing patterns of ownership, accountability and control 5. The transfer of public functions: A European perspective 6. Making public enterprises more efficient 7. Marketization of telecommunication is Southeas…