TY  - BOOK
AU  - C.Severino,Rodolfo
TI  - The ASEAN Regional Forum
SN  - 9789814279253
U1  - 320 
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Singapore : 
PB  - ISEAS Publishing, 
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Treaties
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - 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; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814279383
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814279383
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789814279383/original
ER  -