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The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) was created to address security issues in the Asia Pacific and is composed of 21 countries in the region. At the core of this organization is the Assn of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which has gained recognition for its approach in easing tensions among its members. Known as the 'ASEAN way' or the 'ASEAN process,' this method seeks to build intramural solidarity through extensive dialogue and consensus-building. However, it is argued that ASEAN should not be adopted as the model for ARF because its experience does not necessarily apply to other countries in the Asia-Pacific.
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During World War II, Australia's dependence shifted from England to the U.S. Gough Whitlan, the 1973 Australian Prime Minister led Australia toward being self-dependent, and encouraged improved Asia-Pacific relations, with less emphasis on the military aspects. The initial fear of the Asians, as seen in Australia's White Policy, has given way to attempts at understanding ASEAN plans to enhance better trade relations with the Asian countries.
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The significance of the potential global impact of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) framework is examined as to how this interregional framework positively and usefully connects with, and interacts in the wider global system. The term 'multilateral utility' is referred to as the proactive contributions made by the framework to foster stability, peace, prosperity and equality in the global system in partnership with multilateral institutions.
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