Role of the UNITED STATES in Enhancing Southeast Asian Security:
                                                                    Thailand’s Perspective
                                                     By Senior Colonel Chaianan Jantakananuruk
                                                      Deputy Director of Security Studies Center,
                                                               National Defence Studies Institute,
                                                                    Royal Thai Armed Forces
                                               AT Southeast Asia Regional Security Forum (SEA RSF) 2010
                                                            28th June, 2010, Manila, Philippines

             Events of the past decade up to the present time have indicated that military alliance is no
        longer the sole factor that defines the inter-state relationship, and there has been a growing
        sense that a number of factors have contributed to accept that the threat of inter-state war
        does not constitute the sole cause of insecurity.
             Thailand and the United States share similar values and ideologies, among which are peace,
        liberty, democracy and free enterprise. This leads both of us to continue our close ties and
        cooperation in a variety of fields as partners in the pursuit of common interests that benefit
        both of our countries and peoples.
            In defense of our common values, Thailand and the United States have fought side by side
        and have made countless sacrifices for one another.