ASEAN DEFENSE FORUM (ADF): The US Design for Building Up Military Alliance in South East Asia?

By : Hendrajit* Paranoid has seemed to be such an order of the day for the United States (US) over the last few years in directing her foreign policy and national security. Especially related to the military matters, a reliable source within the Indonesia’s Parliamentary said that over the last few months, policy makers of President George W. Bush have been conducting a high-level diplomacy to persuade ASEAN countries to build up the military alliance in South East Asia under the umbrella of what called as ASEAN DEFENSE FORUM (ADF). The interesting side of the story is that the Philippine which is widely known as one of the US reliable ally since the War World Two, is being forced by the US to appear as the principle initiator of promoting ADF as the South East Asia-based military organ.

Selasa, 31 Oktober 2006 | 08:47 WIB