| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, I conducted international joint research on measures to maintain the liberal international order in Asia. In the first half of the research period, I conducted an analysis of the formation process of regional frameworks that were formed to protect the liberal international order, based on primary sources and interviews. In particular, the analysis focused on four organizations: the Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), the Asian Democracy Network (ADN), the East Asia Democracy Forum (EADF), and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
The factors that motivated the formation and strengthening of these regional cooperation frameworks were then analyzed. Of these, the progress of the intergovernmental frameworks was found to be weak, and the causes of the weak cooperation frameworks were then analyzed.
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