The United States and Southeast Asian regionalism: collaborative defence and economic security, 1945-75

This talk deals with the issue of United States policy toward the development of Southeast Asia regionalism during the Cold War when the United States became increasingly engaged militarily on the mainland of Southeast Asia, but some American officials were contemplating the need for regional arrangements to maintain stability after a future American military withdrawal. This stability was to be in the form of economic development – a continuous and integral aspect to post-War American strategies and policies during an era of massive military expansion.