The concept of flexible engagement and the practice of enhanced interaction: Intramural challenges to the ‘ASEAN way’

Pacific Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 581-611

  Haacke, Jürgen ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ASEAN; Asean way; Enhanced interaction; Flexible engagement; Quiet diplomacy; Regime security

Indexed keywords

ASEAN; DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; REGIONAL POLITICS;

ASIA;

EID: 0033400449     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512749908719307     Document Type: Article

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