ASEAN Trends and Problems in the 1980s
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The paper first presents an historical look at ASEAN and the nations (Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore) that are included in the organization. Problems which face ASEAN in the 1980s are then discussed. These include Communist influence and infiltration, the role the Overseas Chinese will play in each of these nations, and oil production in the South China Sea. Also discussed in some detail are geopolitical, demographic, and economic realities of the region in the 1980s. The author concludes that the military, political, and economic threats facing the five Southeast Asia countries in the 1980s will be great and may exceed their resilience unless their efforts are supported in full by the Western allies.
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