The ontological security of Malaysia : abandonment of the Asia Pacific Council (ASPAC)

• Main Author: Zul Hazmi Nordin
• Other Authors: Kei Koga
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75050
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper elucidates the role of ontological security for Malaysia in its decision to withdraw from the Cold War-era Asia Pacific Council (ASPAC) – a decision central to its collapse. It posits that Malaysia’s ontological security contributed to its decision to withdraw from ASPAC, as opposed to re...