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Waiting for hard balancing? : explaining Southeast Asia’s balancing behaviour towards China

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Karim, Moch Faisal and Chairil, Tangguh (2016) Waiting for hard balancing? : explaining Southeast Asia’s balancing behaviour towards China. European Journal of East Asian Studies, 15 (1). pp. 34-61. doi:10.1163/15700615-01501002 ISSN 1568-0584.

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Abstract

The continuity of stable peace in East Asia, especially Southeast Asia, since the end of the Cold War raises one major question: why is there no apparent balancing behaviour against China, the emerging great power in East Asia? In response to this question, exceptionalists argue that there will be no balancing behaviour against China from Southeast Asian states, while soft balancing theorists argue that the balancing behaviour has already occurred in the form of institutional balancing. This article refutes those arguments and maintains that balancing behaviour is not yet apparent in Southeast Asian balancing, yet it exists in an indirect form. In order to make this argument, this article examines the recent military build-up among Southeast Asian states as well as recent assessments of the ineffectiveness of the Southeast Asian regional security framework. The article also further analyses the conditions under which Southeast Asia’s indirect balancing might turn into hard balancing.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JQ Political institutions (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)
J Political Science > JZ International relations
U Military Science > U Military Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): China -- Foreign relations, Balance of power
Journal or Publication Title: European Journal of East Asian Studies
Publisher: Koninklijke Brill NV.
ISSN: 1568-0584
Official Date: 2 August 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
2 August 2016Published
24 March 2016Accepted
Volume: 15
Number: 1
Number of Pages: 28
Page Range: pp. 34-61
DOI: 10.1163/15700615-01501002
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 3 August 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 1 September 2018
Funder: Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP)
Grant number: 20140912301708 (LPDP)

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