United States-ASEAN Relations on ASEAN's Fortieth Anniversary: A Glass Half Full

As ASEAN marks its 40th anniversary, US-ASEAN relations, for all their complexities and dissonances, also show signs of success and potential future growth. Viewed from the perspective of where US-ASEAN relations were four decades ago, signs of structural change and the prospect of a more focused- a...

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Published in:Contemporary Southeast Asia 2007-12, Vol.29 (3), p.447-464
Main Author: Limaye, Satu P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
ASEAN
Association of South East Asian nations
Bilateral relations
Cooperation
Diplomacy
Evaluation
Foreign relations
History
International agencies
International Cooperation
International organizations
International Relations
Legislative Bodies
Organizational analysis
Political change
Powers and duties
Southeast Asia
Structural change
U.S.A
United States
United States foreign relations
United States of America
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Summary:As ASEAN marks its 40th anniversary, US-ASEAN relations, for all their complexities and dissonances, also show signs of success and potential future growth. Viewed from the perspective of where US-ASEAN relations were four decades ago, signs of structural change and the prospect of a more focused- and action-oriented ASEAN organization, there remains every possibility of further filling a glass of interactions that is now only half full. The US is considering several ways in which to enhance its relations with ASEAN including through signing the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, appointing an ambassador to ASEAN and participating in a range of regional and bilateral activities in the economic, political and military realms. It is quite likely that the US will take one or more of these measures to demonstrate its commitment to ASEAN. However, fhe ultimate guarantor of strengthened US-ASEAN relations will be the ability of member countries to demonstrate that they as individual countries and as ASEAN can be and wish to be partners of the US in this new century.
ISSN:0129-797X
1793-284X
DOI:10.1355/cs29-3d