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1. Regional Economic Organizations and Conventional Security ChallengesThe puzzleA word about comparative case studiesSummaries of the casesThe thesis2. Theorizing Organizational ChangeSystemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion3. The 1978-91 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Vietnam StandoffASEAN’s formative years and security efforts before the crisisPotential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandings Conclusion: ASEAN’s diplomatic response to the Vietnamese threat 4. The 1990 Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS)-Liberian Civil War ChallengeECOWAS’ founding and progress before the crisisPotential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion: The ECOWAS military intervention in the Liberian Civil War5. The 1990-91 European Communities (EC)-Balkans CrisisEC security efforts before the crisisPotential systemic and other power-related explanationsOrganizational and functional explanationsIdeational and social understandingsConclusion: The EC’s diplomatic and economic response to the Balkans Crisis6. Explaining and Understanding REOs' Response to Conventional Security Challenges