Defining Southeast Asia's Defense Posture amidst Challenging Times

This paper explores the Southeast Asian security landscape since the end of the Second World War. It will focus on two collective frameworks that have emerged from the cooperative efforts of the countries in the region to deal with the flux of security issues. These are the Association of Southeast Asian Ntations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). They constitute the central reference mechanisms in defining the region's security posture.