SBQ Answer Scheme - ASEAN and Regional Peace and Security

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SBQ ANSWER SCHEME: ASEAN AND REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY FROM THE EARLY 1970S

Hypot!"#": S#$%! t! 1970"& ASEAN'" (tt!)pt" to *o+,! ( +o-."t p!(%! ($/ "!%.+#ty po#%y (! -!!$ (+,!y .$".%%!""*.2

Definition of key terms robust effective.

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Support The source is a statement on how ASEAN can pursue regionapeace an! stabiity an! shou! !o so on a poicy of peace an! frien!ship."y inference# the prescription for regiona stabiity impies that such a !esire!state has not yet been forge!.

Source A chaenges the statement by iustrating howASEAN states have recogni$e! that peace an!stabiity%are the primary responsibiity of SoutheastAsian countries an! that the sense of i!entity an!

regiona cohesion was necessary to a!!ress this issue.This is reiabe using conte&tua knowe!ge as ASEAN inits foun!ing recogni$e! how the sense of i!entity wasimportant as iustrate! by its numerous attempts to bui!such cohesion in the form of informa !ipomacy an!confi!ence'bui!ing measures. (owever# this source hasimite! utiity given that it was written in )*+, an! is onyusefu in a!!ressing ASEAN-s attempts to forge peacean! security in the first three years an! not a of theattempts since the )*+s# thus imiting its usefuness ina!!ressing the issue put forth by the hypothesis.(Jeremy Yeo, 05IP05)

R!#(-##ty /eiabe 0ith the e&ception of 1234AN# which was impicity recogni$e! byASEAN states themseves to be a watere!'!own agreement for pursuingregiona security through imits on foreign infuence in the region# ASEAN effortsat forging peace an! security ha! been premise! on informa efforts such asconfi!ence'bui!ing# which# in )*+, ha! not yet !emonstrate! its effects givencontinue! tensions between the member states# such as the Sabah !ispute an!bor!er !isputes between Thaian! an! 5aaysia.

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8reate! in )*+,# the source provi!es an assessment of ASEAN-s

achievements in the earier perio! of the )*+s. Thus# it sets the stan!ar!by which the Association-s subse9uent achievements cou! be measure!against.

The source shows the perspective of ASEAN member states# given that it is

a statement refecting the !iscussions of the ASEAN 4oreign 5inistersmeeting.

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As the source was create! in the eary )*+s# its assessment is of imite!

use in evauating the hypothesis# which !eman!s a onger'term perspective#since the )*+s.

The source focuses on the prospects of ASEAN actions in a!!ressing

security issues. (owever# an evauation of the hypothesis warrants ananaysis of the resuts of ASEAN-s poicies.


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So.+%! B

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Support The source highights ; threats to regiona peace an! stabiity7 theestabishment of a hostie 8ommunist


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So.+%! C

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8haenges The source asserts ASEAN-s in!epen!encefrom foreign infuences an! therefore great power rivary#which ASEAN has i!entifie! to be a !estabii$ing factor inthe region# as highighte! in Source ".

Source 8 chaenges the hypothesis since it tes us that ASEAN refuses tobe entice! or !ragge! into great power rivary or confrontation# an! is thusabe to pursue neutraity# which in turn enhance! regiona peace an! stabiity.The source is reiabe since base! on my conte&tua knowe!ge# through the1234AN Decaration# ASEAN countries has ma!e a common stance againstthe e&ercise of foreign intervention in the region. (owever# the source isimite! in its reiabiity since some ASEAN countries# such as the 3hiippinesan! Singapore# continue! to maintain strong miitary ties with the 6S# thusaowing the 6S to use these states as important buwarks against

8ommunism in Southeast Asia. 4urthermore# Thaian! even ma!e a secretbargain with the 3/8 to aow the 3/8 to sen! arms to the ?hmer /ougeregime an! protect Thaian!-s security from 8ommunist


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was a pubic a!!ress by the =n!onesian 4oreign 5inister right before the 6N8onference on ?ampuchea# an! he wou! have an interest in portraying astrong coherent front of ASEAN# an! their coective stance on foreignintervention in or!er to portray ASEAN as a strong# unite! cohesive boc tothe internationa community# which wou! a!! to their bargaining power inmatters of the 8ambo!ian crisis# as we as etting the e&terna powers knowthat ASEAN wou! not be wecoming foreign intervention in the region.(Charlyn Magns, 05IP05)

So.+%! D

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8haenges Accor!ing to the source# ASEAN statessuccessfuy achieve! the ong'term answer to a!!ressinga main source of regiona instabiity communistinsurgences# through vigorousy pursuing economic an!socia reforms that stress socio'economic e9uaity.

F =nterpretation as a support source ' emphasi$e on thepursuit of socio'economic reforms as in!ivi!ua statesinitiatives as oppose! to ASEAN-s !isma efforts.

Source D aso chaenges the hypothesis in stating that with regar! to thecommunist insurgency probem# ASEAN ea!ers reai$e the ong'termanswer is economic an! socia reform# whie aso using miitary action%>asthe main means of controing insurgency. This shows that ASEAN ha! acomprehensive poicy to !ea with the communist threat on a fronts. Thissource is reiabe as it corroborates with my conte&tua knowe!ge thatASEAN was primariy concerne! with the threat that communism pose! to thestabiity of in!ivi!ua states as we as the region# thus share! fear being oneof the motivations for the creation of ASEAN in the first pace. ASEAN hasshown a commitment in !eaing with the communist threat through miitary#economic an! socia means in the )*+B ASEAN 8oncor!# where the8ommunist victory in


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the perspective of an e&terna party# an! yet oneintimatey invove! in the region.

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8haenges Despite a forma commitment to security cooperation# non'ASEAN# biatera security cooperation# as provi!e! by the ASEAN 8oncor!#have been activey pursue!# such that biatera miitary e&ercises have becomecommonpace among ASEAN member states. This not ony !emonstrates the8oncor!-s effectiveness# the source aso highights the success of confi!ence'bui!ing within ASEAN# which has provi!e! the foun!ations for such wi!esprea!

cooperation.

Source E chaenges the hypothesis as it states thatASEAN has been a!!ressing security concernsencompassing threats to the sub'regiona environmentan! member states have steppe! up biatera securitycooperation. The source hence puts forth the notionthat its approach to forging a peace an! security poicy

has in!ee! been robust an! successfu# with thee&ampes of biatera security cooperation# such asbetween the 3hiipHpines an! Singapore# that aowe!countries within ASEAN to bui! stronger security ties#whie preventing ASEAN itsef from being abee! amiitary aiance of anti'8ommunist states as it sought toengage


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The sources that chaenge the hypothesis are preferre!. 0hie they are not as cre!ibean! consistenty reiabe as the sources that support the hypothesis# given that the hypothesis!eman!s an anaysis of ASEAN-s achievements post')*+# the chaenge sources provi!es such anecessary ong'term view an! anay$es various aspects of the regiona security chaenge.

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