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The most appropriate words to describe the policy of the United States towards the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) are ‘acknowledgement’ and ‘support’. Washington’s official policy documents make its Asian security policies clear: the most important element of the US doctrine is its bilateral alliances, yet it also supports multilateral arrangements such as the ARF. The United States has submitted to the ARF its Annual Security Outlook (ASO) paper every year, constantly emphasizing the alliances:
The core of the U.S. security posture in the region remains our network of bilateral alliances and security partnerships with key friends … These alliances (Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines and Thailand) have been the key means to advance our security interests and principles in the region.
(US 2008; also see US 2004)
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Katsumata, H. (2009). The United States. In: ASEAN’s Cooperative Security Enterprise. Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277038_7
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