[Reading Log] 2 The Prospects of Regional Integration in the Pacific: Developing a framework for Multilateral security cooperation

Title	Date	Organization	Publication	Author
The Prospects of Regional Integration in the Pacific: Developing a framework for Multilateral security cooperation	2003 Summer	Harvard Asia Pacific Review	Cambridge Vol.7, Iss.1, pp. 26-30	Ralph A. Crossa

Takeaway Quotes

 

The ASEAN Regional Forum

"The evolution of the ARF from a confidence building measures "talk shop" to a true preventive diplomacy mechanism (as called for in its 1995 Concept Paper) will be a long, difficult one

For Japan, active participation provides a means to cautiously exert a greater leadership role in international security affairs.

 

CSCAP: Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific

Non-governmental, "track two" organization that involves public & private sector (institutes, academia, foreign ministry, defense) personnel in their unofficial capacities.

 

In 1991, Japan Foreign Minister Nagayama suggested at an ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference(PMC) gathering that a forum be established to discuss regional security issues, his remarks were not well-received in the region. Particularly, US officials at that time were hesitant to embrace multilateral approaches to address security concerns, as it was more comfortable with a one-on-one approach (bilateral) to security issues in Asia. (...) During Clinton, "new pacific community", emphasized multilateralism. Before Clinton, Bushes' National Security Strategy 2002 said "Multilateral institutions can multiply the strength of freedom-loving nations"

 

Key Words : CBM, Preventive Diplomacy