The ASEAN way of conflict management: Old patterns and new trends

In the current international environment, greater emphasis is placed on regional and international responses to conflict. ASEAN is widely regarded as one of the most successful regional organisations in this area. This paper identifies the principles and institutional mechanisms for conflict management in ASEAN, and examines the extent to which these have changed in the post‐Cold War era. It argues that ASEAN may face increasing challenges to its policy of conflict avoidance, as more and more conflicts take place within ASEAN countries rather than between them.

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Kamarulzaman Askandar, Ph.D., is a Lecturer in Political Science at Universiti Sains, Malaysia; Jacob Bercovitch, Ph.D., is a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, USA; Mikio Oishi, Ph.D., is a Post‐Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.