in response tothe growing interdependence among Asia-Pacific economies andtothe need to advance Asia-Pacific economic dynamism and sense of community.
APEC began in 1989, when Australia hosted the first annual meeting ofForeign and Trade Ministers from 12 Asia-Pacific economies to discuss ways toincrease cooperationin this fast-expanding regionofthe world. APEC’s founding members are
and has expanded its trade with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Historical ties with the US has also had impact upon its international relations. Philippines considers itself a strong ally ofthe US and has supported various participations inthe ‘Iraq War’ andthe ‘War on Terror’.
However Philippines has tensions regarding the claims to landand water territories inthe S
to purse its goals
NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement
Creating trade bloc in North America
Removed most barriers to trade andinvestment
1. Main causes – geographical, external, internal
2. ASEAN, ASEAN+3
3. Current tendency and process
4. Features and important meanings
Economy has a great importance on each nation
Money isone ofthe mainincentives forthe
US’s strategy toward Northeast Asia
For many centuries, international order has been moving by the West, and West-oriented. However, due totheincrease of importance onthe Asia-Pacific region, theinternational order is focusing to this region gradually. Inthe 21st century, this regionis facing confusion from its transition period andincrease of uncertainty. The reasonis that, although t
of principles on Freedom of Expressionin Africa, which deals in part with cybercrime as well as criminal and economic measures.
The OECD(2002) issued a non-binding guideline forthe security ofinformation systems and networks. Although the guideline is subject to further review, it proposes 9 principles that each member state should adopt to promote a culture of security.
The principles are: