Southeast Asia in the New World Order

Seventeen specialists from North America, Europe and Asia join forces in this book to present a picture of the most dynamic region of the Third World in the mid-1990s. In looking at Southeast Asia within the context of the dramatic changes that have been reshaping the international system since the mid-1980s, they take account of economic, social, political and strategic factors as well as the growing international role of non-governmental organizations. An introductory survey of the emerging order in Asia Pacific is followed by four chapters exploring changes in the Southeast Asian regional environment. Two demonstrate how ASEAN (the Association of South East Asian Nations) is developing new political roles and new modes of economic cooperation, and the others treat two new issue areas of growing importance in international relations.