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- (1975)lately ended the Vietnam War (driving force for the ASEAN heads to meet)
posed challenges for the ASEAN
-contain the communist threat (insurgencies)
-region that must be free from major powers
-ASEAN was formed not by military alliance
-1976 when the heads of the governments first met First Summit of HoGs (in Bali)
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
(1) non-interference
(2) Settlement of disputes by peaceful means
(3) The development of a regional identity
(4) Cooperation in regional economic and social development
*to persuade communists states to join ASEAN (1)
-1977 reinforce 1976
dialogues with other countries outside SEA
strong economic growth due to the arrival of foreign investments
Japan, China, USA the latter two gave huge foreign direct investments
because they wanted to compete against Japans contribution
ASEAN Way
(1) ASEAN members value their sovereignty and have worked hard to ensure not only that they are free
from great-power inference, but also that they refrain from interfering in their neighbors internal
affairs.
a. Power in SEA is different from the western concept (non-interference is power in SEA)
i. Western Power they make other actors do what they do not want to do
ii. SEA power resistance from letting them do what they do not want to do (non-
interference)
(2) ASEAN states emphasize consultation and consensus
a. Every action must firstly consulted and agreed by member states before acting upon it
b. Encouraging. Multilateral talks. To. Minimize Chinese influence during bilateral talks
(3) ASEAN members operate on the basis of the primacy of political pragmatism and on the agreement
to not resort to the use of force in regional and international relations
Challenges posed after new member states joined (fuller democratic states)
- Fuller democracies (member states) pursued human rights violating the non-
interference principle which created a nuisance since in the first place other states
joined ASEAN because of non-interference
- Bending of non-interference
Monitor member states
Preventing impending crises