Download or read book National and Regional Interests in ASEAN written by Russell Hunt Fifield and published by Institute of Southeast Asian. This book was released on 1979 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major issue in the future of ASEAN centres around national versus regional interests. Against a background of the evolution of ASEAN, the national interests of the five partners are identified and their regional interests, as reflected in the Association, are considered. The prospects for ASEAN over its second decade are analysed in terms of competition and cooperation in regional and international politics. Considerable attention in the study is given to the 'Indochinese Connection'.