ASEAN and Great Power Rivalry in Regionalism: From East Asia to the Indo-Pacific

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which serves as the linchpin of regionalism in East Asia, is facing a new challenge of great power politics. This article explores ASEAN's position in and strategy for taking cooperative regional initiatives by referring to the management of c...

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Published in:Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 25 - 44
Main Author: Yoshimatsu, Hidetaka
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2023
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
Subjects:
Cooperation
H53
Indopazifik
Interests
International relations
Internationale Organisation
Internationale Politik
JQ1-6651
JZ2-6530
Legitimacy
Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)
Politics
Power
Regionalism
Regions
Rivalität von Staaten
Social norms
Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)
Sociocultural factors
Staatensystem
Südostasien
moral legitimacy
Southeast Asia
impartial enmeshment
China
Japan
the US
ISSN:1868-1034, 1868-4882, 1868-4882
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Summary:The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which serves as the linchpin of regionalism in East Asia, is facing a new challenge of great power politics. This article explores ASEAN's position in and strategy for taking cooperative regional initiatives by referring to the management of confrontational politics between rival states. It explains ASEAN's handling of great power politics theoretically by impartial enmeshment for managing great powers’ material interests and moral legitimacy in developing specific ideational frameworks. This article argues that ASEAN managed great powers’ rivalry by enmeshing them into its regional initiatives impartially and maintaining organisational legitimacy by developing systems of socio-cultural norms. It also contends that ASEAN needs, in envisioning the future of Indo-Pacific regionalism, to extend its strategic reach through alignments with other parties and enhance moral legitimacy by deepening and broadening normative frameworks for advancing collective interests for the Indo-Pacific region.
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ISSN:1868-1034
1868-4882
1868-4882
DOI:10.1177/18681034221139297