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ASEAN centrality
![ASEAN Takes a Stand on the ‘Indo-Pacific’ ASEAN Takes a Stand on the ‘Indo-Pacific’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_11072004770.jpg)
ASEAN Takes a Stand on the ‘Indo-Pacific’
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Can ASEAN and the various Indo-Pacific concepts coexist?
![Assessing ASEAN’s New Indo-Pacific Outlook Assessing ASEAN’s New Indo-Pacific Outlook](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-638px-asean_flags.jpg)
Assessing ASEAN’s New Indo-Pacific Outlook
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at the regional grouping’s first articulation of its response to the Indo-Pacific concept, and the outlook for its future development.
![Thailand Takes up the ASEAN Challenge Thailand Takes up the ASEAN Challenge](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_11072004770.jpg)
Thailand Takes up the ASEAN Challenge
By Hirubalan V. P.
As Bangkok prepares to host the 34th ASEAN summit, the grouping faces uncertainties from within and without.
![Great Expectations: ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific Concept Great Expectations: ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific Concept](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17250148384974.jpg)
Great Expectations: ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific Concept
By Sophie Boisseau du Rocher
As ASEAN gets closer to finally releasing its vision for the Indo-Pacific, its role in the region hangs in the balance.
![The 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue: Reflections on Great Power Rivalry and the Indo-Pacific The 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue: Reflections on Great Power Rivalry and the Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-lee-hsien-loong-sld.jpg)
The 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue: Reflections on Great Power Rivalry and the Indo-Pacific
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Indo-Pacific, China-U.S. rivalry, the South Pacific, the South China Sea, and more loomed large this year.
![Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific Approach: Between Promises and Perils Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific Approach: Between Promises and Perils](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-01-29_20-07-54.jpg)
Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific Approach: Between Promises and Perils
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A high-level dialogue next week will once again spotlight the opportunities and challenges inherent in Jakarta’s regional vision.
![India and the ‘Quad’: Forging an Innovative Approach India and the ‘Quad’: Forging an Innovative Approach](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-35518469156_98290f7310_k.jpg)
India and the ‘Quad’: Forging an Innovative Approach
By Harsh V. Pant and Paras Ratna
India needs to be innovative in dealing with challenges and leveraging opportunities that arrangements like the Quad present.
![ASEAN Security 'Centrality' and the South China Sea ASEAN Security 'Centrality' and the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3431867.jpg)
ASEAN Security 'Centrality' and the South China Sea
By Mark J. Valencia
ASEAN ‘‘centrality’’ in security of the South China Sea is rapidly becoming ever more an unobtainable goal.
![What’s in Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific Cooperation Concept? What’s in Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific Cooperation Concept?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18037100965267.jpg)
What’s in Indonesia’s Indo-Pacific Cooperation Concept?
By Jansen Tham
The articulation of ASEAN’s own Indo-Pacific concept may pre-empt competitive narratives from Washington or Beijing.
![ASEAN: Agnostic on the Free and Open Indo-Pacific ASEAN: Agnostic on the Free and Open Indo-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-42_lds_3.jpg)
ASEAN: Agnostic on the Free and Open Indo-Pacific
By Bilahari Kausikan
Concerns that the FOIP could erode ASEAN’s centrality can only be assuaged by a clear definition of the concept.
![How Will South Korea's New Maritime Security Forum Fare? How Will South Korea's New Maritime Security Forum Fare?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-song-young-moo-south-korea-defense.jpg)
How Will South Korea's New Maritime Security Forum Fare?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The country’s defense minister proposed holding a new regional forum on maritime security this week in a key speech.
![Will the Quad Mean the End of ASEAN Centrality? Will the Quad Mean the End of ASEAN Centrality?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-38378378292_741dbe9189_k.jpg)
Will the Quad Mean the End of ASEAN Centrality?
By Anton Tsvetov
The unexpected revival of the Quad may mean the demise of Asian multilateralism and a more threatened China.