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Lesson 6: Asian Regionalism

Lesson 6: Asian Regionalism. EVPP 490 003 3 February 2010 Amy E. Duray. Asian Regionalism. Identify the major regional governance organizations, their background and focus Understand East and Southeast Asian regional policy characteristics

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Lesson 6: Asian Regionalism

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  1. Lesson 6:Asian Regionalism EVPP 490 003 3 February 2010 Amy E. Duray

  2. Asian Regionalism • Identify the major regional governance organizations, their background and focus • Understand East and Southeast Asian regional policy characteristics • Describe the development and character of East Asian Environmental Policy

  3. Regional Governing Bodies • ASEAN • ASEAN Variants (ASEAN+3, ASEAN 10+10) • ARF – ASEAN Regional Forum • APEC – Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

  4. ASEAN • Goals: (1) Develop collective strength, (2) achieve solidarity, and (3) assure security from external influences. • “ASEAN Way” = a mechanism of cooperation emphasizing consultation, accommodation, reciprocity, and informal diplomacy. • Types of ASEAN Activities: Annual Heads of State Summits, Annual Meetings of Foreign Ministers, and Senior Official Meetings (based on expertise – e.g. defense, environment, trade, etc.) • ASEAN itself is a very small secretarial – coordinating agency NOT a governing agency

  5. ASEAN Variants • ASEAN+3: ASEANMembership plus the other East Asian regional major economies (China, Japan, and S. Korea) • ASEAN 10+10:ASEAN’s 10 member countries, plus the “10 Dialogue Partners:” Australia, Canada, China, the EU, India, Japan, Russia, New Zealand, South Korea, and the US.

  6. ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) • http://www.aseanregionalforum.org/ • Goals: • to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and concern; and • to make significant contributions to efforts towards confidence-building and preventive diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region.

  7. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) • APEC was established in 1989 • Purpose: to further enhance economic growth and prosperity for the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community. • APEC goals: reduce tariffs and other trade barriers across the Asia-Pacific region, creating efficient domestic economies and dramatically increasing exports. • APEC's 21 Member Economies are Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; The Republic of the Philippines; The Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; Viet Nam

  8. Characteristics of East and SoutheastAsian Regionalism • National Soverignty • Informality • Consensus • Open Regionalism

  9. Environmental Regionalism • Initial rallying issue – Transboundary Air Pollution • Characteristics • Small groups of nations • Role of international community and NGOs • Political and Scientific Capacity Building • Increasing “domestic demand” for environmental quality • Challenge: finding “environmental common ground”

  10. ASEAN’s Environmental Ministry • Environmental concerns coalesced in wake of 1972 Earth Summit • Environmental Ministry became a senior ministry in 1989 • Collective Bargaining Power

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