A Comparison of Security Concerns of Noncommunist Southeast Asian Nations in 1967 and 1983

Southeast Asia has been an area of vital U.S. security concerns since the end of World War II, when the region began experiencing problems connected with the end of European colonialism, highly nationalistic regimes arose in new nations there, and communists attempted to bring the area into the socialist group of nations. Among Western observers there was concern over the long-run stability of the region and whether it would be open or closed to Western economic, political, and ideological influence. After thirtyeight years, some of these problems have passed: old-style European colonialism has disappeared, leaving only traces in the economies of several nations of the region; national regimes exist in all states with only one, Kampuchea, depending on outside support for its continuation in power. On the other hand, the communistnoncommunist struggle continues with the area split between socialist and capitalist orientations. Most importantly, the final disposition of the area has not yet been made and socialist, Western, and several Third World viewpoints still contend for ultimate control. One way to look at the situation in the area is through the security concerns of the Southeast Asian nations themselves. The out

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  Sheldon W Simon•Asian Survey•1983

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