Haacke, Jurgen 
ORCID: 0009-0006-3003-369X
(1999)
The concept of flexible engagement and the practice of enhanced interaction: intramural challenges to the ‘ASEAN way’.
Pacific Review, 12 (4).
pp. 581-611.
ISSN 0951-2748
Abstract
This article examines the challenges to the diplomatic and security culture of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as posed by Thailand's spurned proposal for ‘flexible engagement’ and the pursuit of ‘enhanced interaction’ by some ASEAN members in intramural relations. It asks whether these challenges should be understood as turning points in the way in which regional leaderships in Southeast Asia interact. The article argues that while the ‘ASEAN way’ is indeed changing, this change, at least for the moment, focuses mainly on extending the range of issues and contexts traditionally defined as internal affairs in which other ASEAN governments may now legitimately become involved. Considerations about ASEAN cohesion, regime security and regional influence do not suggest an imminent or complete abandonment of ASEAN's diplomatic and security culture. The likelihood that enhanced interaction will continue to be pursued by ASEAN leaderships should therefore not be seen to imply that principles such as quiet diplomacy or restraint have already become obsolete.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpre20 |
| Additional Information: | © 1999 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | International Relations Asia Centre |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2024 11:12 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 05:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/124701 |
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