Lao Foreign Policy

  • Martin Stuart-Fox
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Abstract

As the smallest and weakest of the three states of Indo-China, and the only one without access to the sea, Laos faces severe constraints in the formulation and pursuit of foreign policy. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR) is economically underdeveloped, socially fragmented and its military weakness is reflected in the presence for most of its existence of substantial foreign forces on Lao territory. Yet even given such limitations, opportunities do exist for the pursuit of specifically Lao national interests — notably preservation of the Lao state, development of a Lao national identity, and maximization of internationally provided resources for economic development.

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Foreign Policy Foreign Affair Friendly Relation Party Secretariat Asian Survey 
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