Mendes, Nuno Canas and Saramago, Andre' Filipe Valadas (2010) Regional order in East Asia: Competitive and cooperative dynamics and the role of ASEAN. In: The Third International Conference on International Studies (ICIS 2010), 1st-2nd December 2010, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur. College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia., Sintok, pp. 1-19. ISBN 9789832078456

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Abstract

One of the key questions that will define whether the 21st century will be an “Asian Century” is the region’s capability to develop a regional order that accommodates the competitive dynamics between its major powers, thus allowing regional stabilization and the projection of East Asia’s influence at a global scale.In this article, we identify two possibilities for the future regional order. On the one hand, it might evolve into a classic balance of power system. On the other hand, it might evolve into a regionalization process, which tries to integrate the region’s powers into a scheme of cooperation.At the centre of this regional dialectic is ASEAN, which tries to affirm itself as the space of gathering of these two tendencies and to promote a synthesis between them, creating a regional order that integrates regional competitive dynamics by intensifying the cooperative relations between East Asia’s States.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Jointly organised by Ministry of Higher Education, UUM College of Law, Government & International Studies (UUM COLGIS) and Association of International Studies Malaysia (AIS)
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	College of Law, Government and International Studies
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2011 04:25
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2011 04:16
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/2528

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