ASEAN establish in 1967 at the time of cold war after ASA was fail. ASEAN was composed of non-communist parts of SEA, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine, Singapore and Thailand. The main point of ASEAN is economic cooperation and diplomatic interactions between an Asian state and extra regional major power. The prevalent arrangements in security/military cooperation in the Asia-Pacific were affected by bipolarity of the cold war. In the time of cold war, ASEAN took a role in resolving conflicts. From the PMC with Dialogue Partners to the ARF: After failing of Soviet Union, this became the sole super power by default in contrast regional security in Asia Pacific became uncertain. Security cooperation included the ASEAN way and the Treaty of Amity and cooperation in Southeast Asia. US commitment to the region was not clear especially after withdrawal of American military the mean of this there was the rise of China. At the same time the rising of regional interdependence not be sufficient in a certain environment.
The post ministerial conference but ASEAN was not considered to be a threat to anyone unlike major power. ARF established in 1994, ASEAN was able to stay in the “driver’s seat” of ARF making it rather ASEAN-centric. The ARF want to take a gradual evolutionary approach to security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. ARF under the affect of ASEAN in security cooperation. The ARF the official track is support by the council for security cooperation in Asia Pacific (CSCAP). In concluding the light of the diversity of the Asia-Pacific region, ASEAN has no intention to promote a supranational or formal structure for security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific. Many of the states are very sensitive about their territorial integrity and sovereignty and interference from outside. There is still a lack of trust, at least among some of them. As such, the emphasis at this stage has been on cooperative security trying to promote understanding and confidence building measures. It will take time to institutionalize security coopera7onand resolve the major conflicts in the Asia-Pacific. It will also take time in constructing the security architecture for the region.