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While members either ignored it and some Pakistan, France dropped out, the fall of Saigon in exposed the shallow shell of the American Asian commitment. Then what would be the purpose of reviving the memory of such a regional disaster? While a colorful slogan, the notion has practically no meaning outside our shoreline.

If anything, it recalls the isolationist organization formed in to keep the U. How has the world changed? For most of its history, the threat against the U. Where is that threat now? How do the election results in Cleveland compare to the Cuban Missile Crisis? This is not only an Asian issue; it is global.

China is the new threat to American and world stability, and the United States, as in , has reached a crossroads to go one way or another. View all reference entries ». View all related items in Oxford Reference ». All Rights Reserved. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a PDF of a single entry from a reference work in OR for personal use for details see Privacy Policy and Legal Notice.

Oxford Reference. Publications Pages Publications Pages. Recently viewed 0 Save Search. Your current browser may not support copying via this button. Burma and Indonesia both preferred to maintain their neutrality rather than join the organization. Malaya including Singapore found it politically difficult to give formal support to the organization, though through its ties with Great Britain it learned of key developments. Most of the SEATO member states were countries located elsewhere but with an interest in the region or the organization.

Australia and New Zealand were interested in Asian affairs because of their geographic position in the Pacific. Great Britain and France had long maintained colonies in the region and were interested in developments in the greater Indochina region.

Finally, U. It maintained no military forces of its own, but the organization hosted joint military exercises for member states each year.