Thursday, July 30, 2009
The US growing interest in Southeast Asia ?Thursday, July 30, 2009
Anak Agung Banyu Perwita
The Jakarta Post
why ?
While Cambodia remains occupied by Vietnam 1979-2009 in violation of 10
UNresolutions.
President Reagan,where are you?
Only you , Mr President , you can save our lives.
THE DEMOCRATE SOCIALIST PARTY HAS LED US TO THIS BEACH:
such as the COOPER-CHURCH AMENDMENT VOTED IN 1970 that LED TO MILLION OF
CAMBODIAN DEADS LIKE THESE WHALE on this beach.
The King Island whale stranding: Picture: John Nievaart of Naracoopa Holiday
Cottages.
The legacy left in Cambodia today on an image of the US AMBASSADOR,Mr.JOHN
GUTHER DEAN, who had escaped FROM THE ROOF TOP OF THE US EMBASSY in Phnom Penh
BY HELICOPTER FROM CAMBODIA like a thief.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Anak Agung Banyu Perwita
The Jakarta Post
Opinion
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and
Cooperation (TAC) last week. The formal establishment of this friendship treaty
with the United States marks a new chapter in US-ASEAN relations.President
Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United Nations General Assembly in
New York, New York,September 26, 1988.
"Mr. Secretary-General, there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose
freedom and independence we seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom and
independence of Afghanistan. We urge the rapid removal of all Vietnamese troops
...."
As of today,Cambodia is still occupied by the Vietnamese troops despite the
call from the US president to Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia since
1988.
Cambodia needs Independence from Vietnam and the Vietnamese invaders.
Vietnam must cease her occupation of Cambodia at once.
Bury
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further reading :
Although relations between ASEAN and the US have no doubt been largely positive
for both sides, the shift in US foreign policy regarding the region will no
doubt impact future relations.
Even though many analysts have argued that Southeast Asia has enjoyed an
environment of relative stability, it does not necessarily mean the region has
been free from potential conflict. There are still many problems which have the
potential to trigger an escalation of the complex pattern of relations among
the members and non members of ASEAN. In other words, ASEAN should maintain its
strategic opportunities by working well both internally and internationally.
In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, the US found itself in a paradoxical position
with Southeast Asia and, more specifically, with ASEAN. On the one hand,
relations with several ASEAN member states have expanded significantly with the
US-led global war against terrorism and because of a new appreciation in
Washington of China’s rise in the region.
These two factors sparked a modest renaissance in US bilateral relations with
ASEAN. Washington found new common cause with Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore
and Manila in initiatives to strengthen anti-terrorism measures which included
intelligence sharing, joint surveillance and police training.
However, critics make two arguments that detract from this claim. First, the
global war against terrorism has created a backlash, particularly in Muslim
areas of Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia.
Surveys suggest that the image of the United States in the region’s domestic
populations has fallen significantly since the promulgation of the Bush
doctrine and the beginning of the Iraq War. The post 9/11 era has diminished
the power of state-centered political and military rivalry to dominate
international relations.
On the other hand, many non-state actors now have a more significant global
influence. There is also a process of reconfiguring power through which
international security relationships are channeled.
A second argument holds that China has increased its political, economic, and
security presence in Southeast Asia. US counter-terrorism policy has indirectly
helped Beijing to deepen its engagement in smaller, poorer Southeast Asian
countries where Islamic radicalism is not a major problem such as Myanmar,
Cambodia, and Laos.
The growing number of external powers seeking closer ties with Southeast Asia –
Japan, Australia, India, Russia, the EU, as well as China – has led analysts on
both sides of the Pacific to worry that the US presence in the region is
diluted by default. A more specific concern is that a regional architecture is
emerging which could weaken US power in the region, if not now then at some
point in the future.
While there are no major problems that threaten the relations between ASEAN and
the US in the near future, the lack of trust will lead to serious problem in
the long term. Amid the rise of China as regional power, both ASEAN and the US
have to make a greater effort to trust each other. They cannot take their
common interests for granted. The common interests of containing communism
during the Cold War and now in combating terrorism have no doubt brought the
two parties together.
Secretary Clinton stated that a greater engagement with ASEAN is pivotal for
the US. Further, US Ambassador to ASEAN Scot Marciel argued that the US also
wants ASEAN “to remain strong and independent, enjoy peace, stability, ensure
growing prosperity and greater freedom, achieve their goals for integration and
[for the US] to work in partnership with ASEAN on bilateral, regional and
global issues”.
Long lasting cooperation can only be built upon a more important foundation
than simple interests. Trust and shared norms are essential if long lasting
relationships are to be maintained. Unfortunately, so far, ASEAN-US relations
have not reached a phase where trust and shared norms rule.
The writer is a Professor of International Relations at Parahyangan Catholic
University and is Director of the Division of Global Affairs at the Indonesia
Institute of Strategic Studies, Jakarta.
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The King Island whale stranding: Picture: John Nievaart of Naracoopa Holiday
Cottages.
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FOR CAMBODIA Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses
Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a
resolution condemning Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of
Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions.
Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote
of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces
from Cambodia.
10 UN RESOLUTIONS,(1979-1988) VOTED BY 116 UN MEMBER COUNTRIES ,CALL VIETNAM TO
CEASE HER OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA & REMOVE ALL HER TROOPS FROM THE COUNTRY, ARE
NOT RESPECTED AS OF TODAY.
Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote
of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces
from Cambodia.
President Reagan's address to the 43d Session of the United Nations General
Assembly in New York, New York,September 26, 1988.
"Mr. Secretary-General, there are new hopes for Cambodia, a nation whose
freedom and independence we seek just as avidly as we sought the freedom and
independence of Afghanistan. We urge the rapid removal of all Vietnamese troops
...."
As of today,Cambodia is still occupied by the Vietnamese troops despite the
call from the US president to Vietnam to cease her occupation of Cambodia since
1988.
Cambodia needs Independence from Vietnam and the Vietnamese invaders.
Vietnam must cease her occupation of Cambodia at once.
Bury
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