INOONESIA IN THE PAClFIC CoMMUNITY
help create a symmetrical reIationship between the developing coun–
tries and the industrial countries. Such a sophístical structure will
not come up overnight, but would evolve over a certain time span.
The process, if handled with flexibility, would guarantee an autco–
me which is tailored according to the needs of the countries in the
region. It should not be overlooked that
OECD
comprises of indus–
trial nations, whereas the Asia-Pacific region more diverse.
Given the above considerations, the membershipof the Pacific
Community cannot be determined
a priori.
This question also is
irrelevent so long as interactions at the initial stage -where we now
are- are kept at the informal leve!. Nevertheless, for the sake of
efficacy, the list of participants could be extended gradually. At the
first stage, the Pacific Community could comprise of open and free–
market economies only. The many island countries in the South Pa–
cific could be represented by an economic cooperation body
amongst them. The
PRC
could be included after it has proven to
be successful in rearranging its economic structure to better fit the
general pattern of economic organization adopted by the majority
of countries in the world.
4. A
SUMMING
Up
1. A role to be taken by Indonesia in the Pacific Community will
be manifested primarily through activities of
ASEAN.
Therefore,
ASEAN'S
development remains important to the Asia-Pacific re–
gion as a whole.
ASEAN
is also an important factor to maintai–
ning the stability in Southeast Asia.
ASEAN'S
role in the politico–
diplomatic field has proven to be effective in facing the con–
met in Indochina and in dealing with its effeets upon South–
east Asia.
2.
ASEAN'S
role in the field of security will increase, but
ASEAN
is
not going to evolve into a military paet.
ASEAN'S
philosophy in
dealing with security issues is based on the concept of national
resilience in each member country resulting into regional resi–
lience. Such a formula has proven to be most relevant to fa–
cing the main threat, namely that which originates internally.
External threat in the form of open invasions is most unlikely,
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