英文摘要 |
In the post-Cold War period, a constant feature in Southeast Asia's strategic and security and environment has been that all states face multiple strategic and security dilemmas. In terms of international power competition, all of the ASEAN states are relatively weak. Internal integration problems and great power intervention seem to destine them to remain in weak positions. At the same time, while China's needs stability and security on its periphery in order to rise, its rising power has created insecurity in neighboring countries. In fact, the strategic operations of both ASEAN states and China are constrained by and respond to the US maritime order. In examining strategic behavior in Southeast Asia, it is important to consider strategic choice is constrained by the international distribution of power, the security perceptions of decision-makers, and domestic political factors. |