The Rise of ‘Minilateralism’: The ASEAN and its Struggle for Centrality in the South China Sea
By Richard Javad Heydarian
July 14, 2022
The paper analyzes the intersection of three key currents in Asian geopolitics, namely (i) the emergence Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as a fulcrum of pan-regional integration, (ii) the evolution of South China Sea disputes as the preeminent geopolitical conflict of the 21st century, if not the site of the next great war; and, (iii) full commencement of the New ...
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