Security in Southeast Asia and ASEAN: Between Military Might and Diplomatic Ties
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8001-7_116-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-981-99-8001-7_116-1</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Security in Southeast Asia and ASEAN: Between Military Might and Diplomatic Ties
Original language description
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has maintained an ambiguous position in security dynamics. While the organization upholds the principles of diplomacy, underpinned by non-interference and consensus, it also struggles to address security dilemmas and crises among its member states and toward sundry ongoing conflicts in the world. This chapter examines the historical foundations which have shaped ASEAN's approach to security. Specifically, the objective of this chapter is twofold: first, to map ASEAN and its evolving attitudes toward conflicts and security, and second, to elaborate on the closely interlinked role and state of the military in relation to diplomacy and security concerns in Southeast Asia. The chapter uses the 2021 coup in Myanmar and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as case studies to illustrate ASEAN's security and diplomatic challenges. It argues that while ASEAN's emphasis on dialogue has facilitated diplomatic engagements, it has failed to address security threats, maritime disputes, and democratic backsliding. Furthermore, the military often operates not only as defenders of sovereignty but even as prominent political entities affecting the functioning of the respective country and its political regime. Lacking any powers or enforcement mechanisms of its own, ASEAN remains constrained by its cooperative framework, limiting its ability to maneuver complex security landscapes.
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
Handbook of Migration, International Relations and Security in Asia
ISBN
978-981-9980-01-7
Number of pages of the result
15
Pages from-to
"Nestrankovano"
Number of pages of the book
1000
Publisher name
Springer Singapore
Place of publication
Singapur
UT code for WoS chapter
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