Abstract

In 1998 Asia's financial and economic crisis impacted on Southeast Asia at a time when ASEAN member states were facing new challenges to regional unity. The economic crisis also tested the political stability of states that had relied on high levels of economic growth to shore up their legitimacy. This overview analyses the region's response to the challenges posed by ASEAN's enlargement, the stresses on regime legitimacy arising from the Asian financial crisis, and other challenges to regional security.

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