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ASEAN
The Point of ASEAN
By Kristoffer Daniel Li
ASEAN's potential lies not in solving the South China Sea issue, but in creating a truly "people-centric" community.
Everything to Read on the South China Sea Ruling and Its Strategic Implications
By Ankit Panda
Weekend reading to fully understand the implication of the historic South China Sea ruling.
The South China Sea Award Is Finally Here: What Happens Now?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat‘s Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss the outcome of the South China Sea arbitration case.
No Brexit Repeat in ASEAN
By Termsak Chalermpalanupap
No country is looking to leave the Southeast Asian bloc -- yet.
Revealed: The Truth Behind ASEAN's Retracted Kunming Statement
By Carl Thayer
New details on the June 14 meeting between ASEAN and China shed light on the imbroglio surrounding ASEAN's statement.
The ASEAN-China Special Meeting Mystery: Bureaucratic Snafu or Chinese Heavy-Handedness?
By Carl Thayer
Was ASEAN consensus undermined or is there a more mundane bureaucratic explanation for the confusion surrounding the statement?
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Issue, Then Retract Communique Referencing South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The statement didn't contain language drastically different from recent declarations, but was issued inside China.
Duterte’s Defense Diplomacy Conundrum: The Case of ADMM and ADMM-Plus
By Mico A. Galang
Can ADMM move to address sensitive regional security issues without dividing ASEAN?
Is China Really About to Announce a South China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone? Maybe
By Ankit Panda
But maybe not.
How to Create a United Southern Asia
By Pritam Banerjee
A blueprint for integrating BIMSTEC and ASEAN through a Southern Asian Multi-Sectoral Regional Agreement.
The 10th ADMM: Time for More Discussion on Traditional Security?
By Henrick Z. Tsjeng
With tensions threatening ASEAN solidarity, it’s time for ADMM to step up its discussion of traditional security issues.
Will Rodrigo Duterte Improve China-Philippines Relations?
By Dingding Chen
We don't know yet, but there are signs pointing to a better China-Philippines relationship in the coming years.