| Summary/Abstract |
This article examines the stages of establishing a Southeast Asian regional complex from the end of the 1940s to the present day. The prehistory of creating a regionwide organization that would allow the building of a collective regional identity is described. Insight is gained into the concept of creating the ASEAN community and its individual components. The historical evolution and current state of the mechanism by which ASEAN functions are described. It is noted that ASEAN's collective efforts to cultivate interregional ties, a conscious design of a special ASEAN identity within Southeast Asia facilitate the establishment of a regional complex.
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