Title: The Characteristics of Laos’ Post-Cold War Foreign Policy and Trends of It in the Future
Abstract: After the Cold War,Laos actively carried out all kinds of diplomatic activities. There are generally four features:it turns from political diplomacy to economic diplomacy;it emphasizes keeping good relations with such traditionally friendly countries as China and Vietnam;it participates in and broadens its cooperation with members of ASEAN due to geopolitical considerations;it turns to‘all direction diplomacy’ by actively developing relations with world power entities. In the future,Laos foreign policy will focus on areas of political independence,economic development,security maintenance and status promotion in order to maximize its national interests.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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