東協模式與亞太地區的多邊主義

The ASEAN-Way and Multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific Region

過去20年間，亞太區域發展動態進入了新的階段，並邁向多邊主義。綜觀亞太與東亞兩軌兼容的區域發展進程，發現其皆循著一共通運作方式：「東協模式」（The ASEAN-way diplomacy）。這篇文章一開始先總結亞太及東亞區域的多邊主義特質，再進一步探究：「為何所採取的是『東協模式』而非『霸權模式』？」藉經濟學中的「均衡」概念，本文認為東協模式不僅是建立亞太多邊主義的必要條件，亦是在亞太多邊主義初始發展階段，得以滿足區域內各強權戰略利益，以達成「納許均衡」（Nash equilibrium）的充分條件。

In the past two decades, countries in the Asia-Pacific region experienced a new phase of dynamics: multilateralism. Two compatible tracks of regional processes—Asia-Pacific and East Asian—have shared a common modality, i.e. the ASEAN-way diplomacy. This paper starts with a summary of a modus operandi of Asia Pacific/East Asian multilateralism. The main theoretical puzzle is “why is it the ASEAN-way diplomacy, not a hegemonic way?” Borrowing the concept of equilibrium from economic philosophy, I suggest that the ASEAN-way diplomacy is not only a necessary condition to start regional multilateralism but also a sufficient element to create a Nash equilibrium that satisfies strategic rationales of regional powers at the nascent stage of Asia Pacific multilateralism.