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The Poor Cousin?

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AuthorRichard Stubbs,Mark S. Williams
Published date01 December 2009
Date01 December 2009
DOIhttp://doi.org/10.1177/002070200906400405
Subject MatterCanada and Asia
Richard Stubbs &
Mark S. Williams
The poor cousin?
Canada-ASEAN relations
| International Journal | Autumn 2009 | 927 |
It may surprise Canadians to know that 50 years ago when their government
looked across the Pacific, the primary focus of attention was every bit as
much on key co untries in southeast Asia as it was on other parts of the
continent. However, 25 years ago, when the Asia Pacific Foundation of
Canada was founded,the rapid economic maturing of Japan and South Korea
was already beginning to eclipse southeast Asia as a region requiring
Ottawa’s attention. Since then, the remarkable post-Cold War ascent of the
economies of both China and India—and Canada’s recent commitments to
security in Afghanistan—have continue d to push Canada’s relations with
southeast Asia further and further down the list of its Asian priorities. But
for any number of reasons, including the personal bonds and political and
economic relations that tie Canada to southeast Asia as well as the centrality
of the Association of Southe ast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the process of
Richard Stubbs is a professor of political science at McMaster University and a research
associate with the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto. Mark Williams is a doctoral
student in the department of political science at McMaster University.

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