Strengthening Canada-Asia Relations through Southeast Asian Track Two Diplomacy

We"ve built this reputation for coming but not coming back.With Asia becoming a much more important part of the global economy, you really can"t get away with that." -John Manley, October 2011Ball and Brendan Taylor, second track processes in the Asia-Pacific region provided much of the momentum required to drive a purposeful and productive Track One security cooperation process forward. 2 As Asian countries increasingly see the need for different kinds of diplomatic configurations to address challenges, global and local, facing the region, 3 a number of formal multilateral institutions have emerged in the Asia-Pacific over the years, including: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), established in 1967; The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum, founded in 1989; The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), created in 1994 and; The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), established in 2001.This paper will argue that Southeast Asian Track Two Diplomacy, also known as ASEAN Track Two, is a cost effective way for Canada to re-engage in the Asia-Pacific.In order to support this thesis and to explain why it is important for Canada to regain a bigger presence in Asia, the following arguments will be made: First, Canada invested long-term efforts in developing stronger and deeper ties with ASEAN Governments as a way of establishing a place for itself in the post-Cold War era, and was able to build a good reputation for itself as both a strong middle power and a multilateral country.In trying to help solidify ASEAN itself as a more effective mechanism for regional cooperation at the official level, Canada promoted informal, regular and systematic dialogue among ASEAN-member countries for over a decade.It took on significant intellectual leadership in Southeast Asia by advancing notions of cooperation through multilateral forums, international institution-building and creative diplomatic skills, such as generating new security concepts and 2 Soesastro, H., Joewono, C., and Hernandez, C. "Twenty Two Years of ASEAN ISIS : Origin, Evolution and Challenges of Track Two Diplomacy," Published for ASEAN ISIS by CSIS, [Jakarta] : 2006, p.108.

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