MARITIME BOUNDARIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA : IT'S IMPACT ON REGIONAL SECURITY

For the purposes of this presentation regional security does not mean insulation against war and invasion. It means the maintenance of international friction at a level that permits governments to conduct their domestic and international affairs without fear of unexpected hostility from other countries in the region. I believe that in Southeast Asia that level of regional security already exists. There are many regions such as, for example, northeast Asia, the India sub-continent, the Middle East, parts of Africa, the eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans where government would envy the regional security that exists here.