Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-26).
Note
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USIP, viewed January 5, 2021).
Contents
Introduction. -- Historical background. -- Understanding ASEAN. -- ASEAN's role in intrastate and interstate conflict. -- ASEAN and external powers. -- Potential sources of future instability and conflict. -- Recommendations for strengthening the role of ASEAN.
Summary
In the more than five decades since the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, relations among its member states have remained generally peaceful, and major interstate conflict has been all but eliminated. Yet, ASEAN now faces significant challenges, not least from competition between the United States and China that threatens to draw individual ASEAN countries into taking sides. This report discusses ASEAN's role in maintaining peace and stability in Southeast Asia and how it can adapt to a rapidly evolving geopolitical climate to meet future challenges.
