Institutional collapse and shifting balance of ontological security: role of Malaysia's dual identity in the decay of ASPAC in the 1960s and 1970s/
KOGA Kei
Institutional collapse and shifting balance of ontological security: role of Malaysia's dual identity in the decay of ASPAC in the 1960s and 1970s/ Kei Koga - 2020
This article examines the causal process of the institutional collapse of the Asia Pacific Council (ASPAC) in 1973 by focusing on Malaysia's foreign policy behavior, and highlights implications for today's ASEAN. It argues that the institutional collapse of ASPAC was caused by Malaysia's withdrawal, which stemmed from a shift in its balance of ontological security from security dependence on the UK and the West to greater political autonomy in Southeast Asia.
MALAYSIA -- SECURITY
SOUTHEAST ASIA
ASPAC
Institutional collapse and shifting balance of ontological security: role of Malaysia's dual identity in the decay of ASPAC in the 1960s and 1970s/ Kei Koga - 2020
This article examines the causal process of the institutional collapse of the Asia Pacific Council (ASPAC) in 1973 by focusing on Malaysia's foreign policy behavior, and highlights implications for today's ASEAN. It argues that the institutional collapse of ASPAC was caused by Malaysia's withdrawal, which stemmed from a shift in its balance of ontological security from security dependence on the UK and the West to greater political autonomy in Southeast Asia.
MALAYSIA -- SECURITY
SOUTHEAST ASIA
ASPAC