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The Spratly Imbroglio in the Post-Cold War Era

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Southeast Asia in the New World Order

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Abstract

For the first time in a generation, Southeast Asia seemed to have an opportunity for lasting peace. The end of the Cold War, the ebbing of the Cambodian conflict and rapprochement between Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and even between Vietnam and China, have set the stage for a positive regional security relationship. But the dispute over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea has become an obstacle to realizing this goal.

The research for this chapter was partially supported by the US Institute of Peace.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan

    David Wurfel (Professor of International Relations, Senior Research Associate) (Professor of International Relations, Senior Research Associate)

  2. Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, York University and University of Toronto, Canada

    David Wurfel (Professor of International Relations, Senior Research Associate) (Professor of International Relations, Senior Research Associate)

  3. University of Windsor, Canada

    Bruce Burton (Associate Professor of Political Science) (Associate Professor of Political Science)

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Valencia, M.J. (1996). The Spratly Imbroglio in the Post-Cold War Era. In: Wurfel, D., Burton, B. (eds) Southeast Asia in the New World Order. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24673-1_13

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