Is (Southeast) Asia moving towards a pluralistic security community?
Ladies and Gentlemen, The international system is once again in flux. The East-West conflict, once the dominant concern, has been replaced by regional conflicts and worldwide security problems. While these have a defining influence on the international system as a whole, their effects are felt regionally. Hence there is an increasing need for regional approaches to tackle the problems. I am very pleased, therefore, that we are meeting here today to discuss the experiences and opportunities of regional cooperation. One way in which this change in the international system is manifesting itself is that "governance" is increasingly becoming detached from the context of the nation-state. The history of European integration serves as an illustration of how tasks that were once the province of the nation-state are increasingly being performed by regional organizations. International organizations play three roles in this context. They: are instruments of political governance, provide a platform for conflict resolution, and act increasingly as autonomous players. (...)
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Speech on the "II. Shanghai Workshop on Global Governance", 23.06.2004