ASEAN in need of ‘candid’ introspection at critical juncture
ASEAN flags flap in the wind in front of the ASEAN Secretariat office in Jakarta on Jan. 8, 2016.(JP/Wienda Parwitasari)
Amid an increasingly uncertain geopolitical landscape and recurring internal problems still plaguing ASEAN after decades of its existence, the bloc is at a juncture and must transform itself out of deadlock, diplomats and analysts have warned.
A dismal forecast of Southeast Asia’s geopolitics over the next few years was presented at the Seventh ASEAN Media Forum on Tuesday, where several officials, experts and ex-diplomats convened in a day-long conference addressing dozens of journalists from across the region.
Memento Maxima Digital MarketingAmong the top discussion points at the forum was the internal mechanism of ASEAN, which was deemed to be still lackluster in ensuring the group’s agility amid the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China, and the seemingly never-ending Myanmar crisis, which has gradually chipped away at the group’s perceived integrity.
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