Contested American hegemony and regional order in postwar Asia: the case of Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

Japan's economic expansion into Southeast Asia which began during World War I laid the foundations for the contemporary regional order. Based mainly upon Dutch sources, this article reviews the interwar expansion of Japanese trade, shipping and investment in Indonesia, examines its corporate structure, and considers how the phenomenon should be interpreted.

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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

International Organization ◽

10.1017/s0020818300001302 ◽

1956 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 663-664

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Military Planning ◽

Planning Group ◽

The Military ◽

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

The military staff planners of the eight countries members of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) met at Singapore beginning June 11, 1956, to discuss the task of bringing military planning under SEATO to a point where a permanent planning group might be formed. According to press reports, the group was concerned about the feeling that SEATO lacked concrete accomplishments. Recommendations formulated by the planners were to be put before a later meeting of the military advisers to the SEATO Council.1

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Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia: ASEAN and the Problem of Regional Order

Pacific Affairs ◽

10.2307/4127271 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 75 (1) ◽

pp. 135

Author(s):

D. Gordon Longmuir ◽

Amitav Acharya

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Security Community ◽

Regional Order

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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

International Organization ◽

10.1017/s0020818300010080 ◽

1960 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 488-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Annual Meeting ◽

Vice President ◽

The United States ◽

Inaugural Address ◽

Prime Ministers ◽

The Press ◽

Foreign Ministers ◽

Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

The sixth annual meeting of the Council of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was held in Washington, D.C., from May 31 to June 2, 1960, under the chairmanship of the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Christian A. Herter. The inaugural address was delivered by Mr. Richard M. Nixon, Vice-President of the United States. Members of the organization were represented by either their prime ministers or their foreign ministers, according to the press.

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