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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792292103321

Autore

Weatherbee Donald E.

Titolo

Indonesia in ASEAN : Vision and Reality / / Donald Weatherbee [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, , 2013

ISBN

981-4519-23-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 109 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

ISEAS monograph series ; ; 1

Disciplina

327.598

Soggetti

Democracy - Indonesia

Islam and state - Indonesia

Indonesia Politics and government 1945-

Southeast Asia Foreign relations Indonesia

Indonesia Foreign relations Southeast Asia

Indonesia Foreign relations 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editorial Note -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Introduction -- I. The Visible Indonesia -- II. Indonesian Policy Foundations -- III. Democracy in Indonesian Foreign Policy -- IV. Islam in Indonesian Foreign Policy -- V. Indonesia, ASEAN and Regional Political Stability and Security -- Conclusion -- Addendum -- End Notes -- References

Sommario/riassunto

The argument here is that, although Indonesia would appear to be the natural leader in Southeast Asia, it has been singularly unsuccessful in putting its stamp on ASEAN. If anything, ASEAN has been put on Indonesia's bebas dan aktif (independent and active) foreign policy stamp through Indonesia's deference to self-constructed obligations to ASEAN solidarity and consensus. ASEAN's political incoherence on regional security matters suggests that, for Indonesia, strategic independence from the immobilism of ASEAN decision making would put bebas dan aktif back into play in pursuit of Indonesian national security interests.