Book Review: Contemporary Conflicts in Southeast Asia: Towards a New ASEAN Way of Conflict Management. By Mikio Oishi (Ed).

Abstract

ASEAN has been recognized as among a success story of regional cooperation in the developing countries. Despite the facts that the Association consists of countries with different ethnics, religions, cultures and political systems, even levels of economies and development, ASEAN can continue to exist. ASEAN has also reduced tensions, created economy cooperation, lessened security dilemma, and made war between its members seem unlikely. To achieve this level of collaboration the Association has a substantial basis for supporting its existence, among other things, namely the ASEAN Way.