ASEAN Resistance to Sovereignty Violation

Download or read book ASEAN Resistance to Sovereignty Violation written by Laura Southgate and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining how the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) has responded to external threats over the past 50 years, this text provides a compelling account of regional state actions and foreign policy in the face of potential sovereignty violation. The author draws on a large amount of previously unanalysed material, including declassified government documents and WikiLeaks cables, to examine four key cases since 1975. Taking into account state interests and the role of external powers, the author develops the 'vanguard state theory' to explain ASEAN state responses to sovereignty violation, which, it is argued, has universal applicability and explanatory power.