http://www.dfat.gov.au/arf/index.html
ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is a key forum for security dialogue in Asia. It draws together 27 countries which have a bearing on the security of the Asia Pacific region.
Background to the ASEAN Regional Forum
The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) was established in 1994. It comprises 27 countries the 10 ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) the 10 ASEAN dialogue partners (Australia, Canada, China, the EU, India, Japan, New Zealand, ROK, Russia and the United States), one ASEAN observer (PNG) as well as the DPRK, Mongolia, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The ARF is a key forum for security dialogue in Asia, complementing the various bilateral alliances and dialogues. It provides a setting in which members can discuss current regional security issues and develop cooperative measures to enhance peace and security in the region.
So what’s going on? Did the US get the proverbial boot?
Did the US get the proverbial boot?
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Yes. Obama’s surrender monkey policy of bowing and weakness and his conduct in relation to former US allies in Egypt and Libya has branded him as unrealiable and weak.ARF wants nothing to do with him, for Obama will start Muslim revolutions in each of their nations, if he can.
The United STates of Zimbabwe now retreats from its devolving sphere of influence in the Pacific.Perhaps while Obarfma is in Hawaii over Christmas, a few Chinese drones will overfly POSHITUS and drop a few cannisters of gas on him, just to make the point.