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THE
STANLEY FOUNDATION: NEW POWER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, ISSUES FACING ASEAN
SUMMIT IN SINGAPORE: 24/11/2007
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UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 24 November 2007 -- As
old Cold War patterns of geostrategic rivalry in Southeast Asia continue to
recede, it is increasingly clear that security in Southeast Asia is undergoing a
period of great flux and even fundamental transformation.
Today these changes and their impact
on nascent security institutions are at the top of the agenda for the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Singapore.
The issues were also discussed at an
October 2007 Singapore conference convened by the Stanley
Foundation and the Rajaratnam
School for International Studies. A new policy memo generated
following the event highlights the insights and recommendations of a diverse
set of expert participants. Among the insights:
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Notwithstanding
the continuing need to protect vital national security interests, outside of
Washington, economics is increasingly seen as the template for maintaining
stability in the region.
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If
it does not change with the new times and circumstances, the traditional
US-centered and US-led hub-and-spokes structure for regional security will
be increasingly out of sync with the functional requirements of the region.
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Current
realities also create uncertainties about how to best limit or control major
power rivalry in the region, including China, India, and Russia.
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The
topline considerations of the fluid nature of security dynamics in the
region also play out in more concrete and specific ways in relation to
regional institutions.
The policy memo also sets out
near- and midterm policy recommendations from the participants on the
following subjects:
The
policy memo is available here>>
http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/resources.cfm?id=271
The
Stanley Foundation seeks a secure peace with freedom and justice, built on
world citizenship and effective global governance. It brings fresh voices,
original ideas, and lasting solutions to debates on global and regional
problems. The foundation is a nonpartisan, private operating foundation,
located in Muscatine, Iowa, that focuses on peace and security issues and
advocates principled multilateralism.
Contact: Keith Porter
(563-299-4669, kporter@stanleyfoundation.org
) or Sean Harder (912-210-2862, sharder@stanleyfoundation.org
)
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