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

Yoshimatsu, Hidetaka

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“…Regional efforts to build a regional health regime are highly relevant to ASEAN centrality. Those efforts allow ASEAN member states to maintain their independence from competing interests between the U.S. and China in the region (Yoshimatsu 2023).…”

Section: Enhancing Regional Health Surveillance and Preparednessmentioning

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Indonesian Initiatives on Building Regional Health Regime in Southeast Asia after COVID-19

Madu,

Nugraha

2024

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This article discusses Indonesia's endeavours in developing a Southeast Asian health regime, with an emphasis on its role as the head of foreign policy and global health in 2020, despite the obstacles posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As ASEAN member nations cope with budget limits, differences in healthcare services, and the need to balance national and regional interests, the epidemic has highlighted the significance of a robust and coordinated regional health regime. Indonesia has been a key player in promoting health diplomacy and encouraging regional cooperation, calling for a coordinated and cohesive response to the epidemic and future health catastrophes. The article also examines ASEAN member nations' attempts to improve regional health monitoring, share efficient procedures, and promote fair access to healthcare. It wraps up by pointing out the significance of strong political commitment, partnership, and sustainable approaches in establishing a more solid and cohesive regional health regime.

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Section: Enhancing Regional Health Surveillance and Preparednessmentioning

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Indonesian Initiatives on Building Regional Health Regime in Southeast Asia after COVID-19

Madu,

Nugraha

2024

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“…ASEAN refused the stronger states’ offers to heighten bilateral cooperation. Instead, they must be built upon a multilateral one ( Yoshimatsu, 2022 ), in which ASEAN is the driver. Amid COVID-19 and Myanmar's political turmoil, ASEAN kept promoting its Indo-Pacific outlook to other regional actors that expanded their respective formulations.…”

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ASEAN, COVID-19 and Myanmar crisis: Dealing with critical juncture

Wicaksana

Nauvarian

Pramudia

2023

International Area Studies Review

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Explaining how international institutions develop is the significant contribution of historical institutionalism (HI) to the study of contemporary world politics. HI offers two important concepts, critical juncture and path dependence, demonstrating dynamics within the institution, leading towards continuity and change. The case of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Myanmar democratic crisis tells us about the impact of the crucial moments on the regional organisation and its responses. Yet, ASEAN is resistant to change. What makes it possible is the question that cannot be answered by using the HI approach. Hence, we explain by employing a theoretical framework founded upon the link between diplomatic culture and institutional legitimacy, adopted from the English School (ES) theory of International Relations (IR). This article argues that ASEAN's diplomatic culture ensures member countrie’s compliance with the Association's code of conduct and prevents external power intrusion into Southeast Asian affairs and interests. Therefore, ASEAN's institutional legitimacy can be maintained. The Association deals with the critical juncture without undertaking any fundamental change.

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“…He argues that if ASEAN cannot change its strategy, it will create new institutions to broaden its strategic options, creating a "strategic institutional web." Yoshimatsu (2023) argues that ASEAN has mitigated the great power rivalry through its regional initiatives and sustaining organizational legitimacy. However, Yoshimatsu (2023) further argues that ASEAN has developed a system of socio-cultural norms to maintain its legitimacy.…”

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“…Yoshimatsu (2023) argues that ASEAN has mitigated the great power rivalry through its regional initiatives and sustaining organizational legitimacy. However, Yoshimatsu (2023) further argues that ASEAN has developed a system of socio-cultural norms to maintain its legitimacy. He (2009), in his research on the institutional balancing in the Asia Pacific, argues that the rise of China via economic interdependence and structural constraints vis-à-vis major multilateral institutions, such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia Forum (EAF), could induce China to be a more benign great power, that is to in the author's own words "soften the dragon's teeth."…”

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Navigating the Storm: How ASEAN Managed the Great Power Competition Through the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific

2023

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As it has globally, geopolitical competition has intensified in the Indo-Pacific. It is a competition between and among major powers; Japan competes with China, US-led allies challenge China’s assertiveness, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a hinge in and a battleground. Situated at the heart of this region, ASEAN is under significant pressure. To set out their views and navigate through this turbulent time, ASEAN leaders released “the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific” in June 2019. This paper seeks to answer how Outlook is used to help ASEAN maintain its central role in the Indo-Pacific region. The paper also discusses the internal and external challenges ASEAN faces in implementing its vision. Externally, rising power competition is a force pulling ASEAN apart. Internal to ASEAN, differences in the national interests of the member states remain roadblocks. The paper also tries to depict a future for ASEAN. Towards the end, it makes some recommendations for ASEAN to move forward. In the end, strong cohesion of the member states is probably the key to mutual prosperity and expanded influence, but can this be achieved when the forces of division have become so much greater? Keywords: ASEAN Outlook; The Indo-Pacific; Institutional hedging; Great power competition

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

Cited by 14 publications

References 41 publications

Indonesian Initiatives on Building Regional Health Regime in Southeast Asia after COVID-19

Indonesian Initiatives on Building Regional Health Regime in Southeast Asia after COVID-19

ASEAN, COVID-19 and Myanmar crisis: Dealing with critical juncture

Navigating the Storm: How ASEAN Managed the Great Power Competition Through the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific

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