Eero Palmujoki examines the regionalist debate in Southeast Asia from the end of the Cold War up to the beginning of the new millennium. He focuses on the organization of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and covers the political, economic and security issues characterizing its development. The book compares the theoretical debate with political developments in the region, from the beginning of the post-Cold War period with its rapid economic growth through the Asian economic crisis of 1997 and the resulting restructuring of Southeast-Asian regional systems.

EERO PALMUJOKI is currently Research Fellow and Research Coordinator at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Tampere. He has published several works on Vietnam's foreign policy and ideology including Vietnam and the World: Marxist-Leninist Doctrine and the Changes in International Relations.

Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Analyzing Southeast Asian Regionalist Efforts PART 1 THE PRINCIPLES OF ASEAN'S INTERSTATE RELATIONS IN PRACTICE Widening or Deepening Regional Cooperation? Regionalism and Security in Southeast Asia PART II REGIONAL RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES ASEAN in the Asia - Pacific Context ASEAN and the EU: Politico-ideological Conflict and Economic Necessities PART III SOUTHEAST ASIAN REGIONALISM AFTER THE ASIAN ECONOMIC CRISIS The Asian Economic Crisis, the Southeast Asian Countries and ASEAN Global Governance and Regionalist Solutions Southeast Asian Regionalist Trends in the Beginning of the New Millennium Conclusion: Southeast Asian Regionalism: Old or New? Notes and References Bibliography Index