ASEAN'S ROLE IN ENSURING STABILITY AND SECURITY IN THE EAST SEA AREA

Abstract

Since its inception, ASEAN has played a critical role in Southeast Asia's economic, political, cultural, and social development. The international community has praised ASEAN's position and role as a result of its operations. ASEAN has initiated and chaired numerous cooperation mechanisms that link cooperation relations between regional members with countries outside the region stability and security in the East Sea region. ASEAN has initiated and chaired numerous cooperation mechanisms that link cooperation relations between regional members and countries outside the region to ensure stability and security in the East Sea region.With the initiative, flexibility, and ingenuity in operations, ASEAN has known how to take advantage and promote its "central role" to attract the attention and participation of the international community, especially major countries, in properly handling related issues to the East Sea. Although there were certainly challenging times before the impact of many objective and subjective factors, it does not reduce or deny the position and role of ASEAN. With an overall approach through historical and logical methods, combined with analysis and evaluation of some specific events, this article will clarify the role of ASEAN in ensuring stability and security in the East Sea area. We came to some conclusions on that basis, emphasizing that ASEAN continues to have an irreplaceable role, especially in the current context.