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ASEAN Foreign Ministers Tell Myanmar Junta to Prioritize Peace Over Elections
By Sebastian Strangio
The bloc says that any poll must be "inclusive," but it has limited power to deter the junta from its election plans.
Thailand to Host ASEAN Talks on Myanmar Conflict This Month
By Sebastian Strangio
The December 20 meeting in Bangkok will seek a way through the thicket of Myanmar's intertwined conflicts.
Can Malaysia Lead ASEAN on Accountability for Myanmar’s Muslim Minorities?
By Kyaw Win
Malaysian leaders have been vocal about the plight of the Rohingya and other Muslim communities. Now is their chance to make a difference.
ASEAN Again Urges End to Myanmar Conflict, but Struggles For Way Forward
By Sebastian Strangio
A wide gap continues to separate the bloc's Five-Point Consensus peace plan with the aims and perceptions of Myanmar's primary belligerents.
Ahead of Summit, ASEAN Again Prepares to Grapple with Myanmar Conundrum
By Sebastian Strangio
The past year has seen significant changes in the dynamics of the country's conflict. Will ASEAN's approach shift accordingly?
On Myanmar, ASEAN Continues to Lag Behind a Fast-Evolving Conflict
By Sebastian Strangio
The joint communique issued by ASEAN foreign ministers over the weekend shows an organization struggling to find a way forward on the conflict.
Indonesian FM Criticizes Myanmar Junta Over ASEAN Peace Plan
By Sebastian Strangio
The Southeast Asian bloc continues to affirm its support for the Five-Point Consensus, but member states seem unsure how to encourage its implementation.
Myanmar Violence, South China Sea Tensions Top Agenda Ahead of ASEAN Meetings
By Jintamas Saksornchai
The bloc's foreign ministers and their international counterparts are meeting at a tense time in regional affairs.
ASEAN Must Step-up or Face Irrelevance on the Myanmar Crisis
By Thiha Wint Aung, Jaivet Ealom, and Mehek Berry
There are three basic things the Southeast Asian bloc could do to more effectively address the country's crisis.
ASEAN Calls Again for End to Myanmar Violence As Conflicts Flare
By Sebastian Strangio
Foreign ministers from the Southeast Asian bloc have spoken out following the fall of Myawaddy on the Thai border.
Southeast Asians Don’t Really Care About the Myanmar Crisis
By David Hutt
A recent survey of regional elite opinion shows a surprising lack of regional concern about the country's ongoing conflict.
Myanmar Humanitarian Corridor to Be Established Soon, Thai FM Says
By Sebastian Strangio
But the ASEAN-endorsed aid plan will be tightly constrained by its reliance on the cooperation of Myanmar's military junta.
Myanmar Junta Sends Representative to ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
By Sebastian Strangio
Marlar Than Htaik, the permanent secretary of the junta's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is attending this week's two-day retreat in Laos.
New ASEAN Envoy on Myanmar Meets Junta Chief on First Mission
By Sebastian Strangio
Alounkeo Kittikhoun is undertaking his first mission to Myanmar after taking up the rotating post at the start of this month.
ASEAN Members Need to Think of ASEAN
By SUKEGAWA Seiya
Recent years have seen the association’s members increasingly going their own way.
ASEAN Gives Laos a Reprieve Over Myanmar Crisis
By David Hutt
But let’s not get carried away with the bloc's new “troika” on Myanmar.
ASEAN Summits Highlight Familiar Shortcomings
By Sebastian Strangio
The bloc managed to adopt stronger language on the conflict in Myanmar, but remains adrift in the South China Sea.
ASEAN Tweaks Its Approach Toward Military-Ruled Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The Southeast Asian bloc has taken a number of small but important steps forward in its handling of the country's crisis.
Military-Ruled Myanmar Won’t Be Allowed to Lead ASEAN in 2026
By Niniek Karmini and Jim Gomez
Myanmar's top generals were again barred from attending this year's summit, and now the decision has been made to retract their hosting privileges for 2026.
Southeast Asian Leaders Face Thorny Issues Ahead of ASEAN Summit
By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan
The Southeast Asian bloc faces a host of pressing challenges, from the crisis in Myanmar to the growing frictions in the South China Sea.
Myanmar to Relinquish ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026, Report Claims
By Sebastian Strangio
The country's next chairmanship looms as a possible point of rupture for the Southeast Asian bloc.
Malaysia, Philippines Discuss More ‘Flexible’ ASEAN Approach to Myanmar’s Military
By Sebastian Strangio
President Marcos Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim say that Southeast Asian governments should be allowed to engage the junta informally.
Southeast Asian Nations Renew Alarm Over Myanmar Violence. But Diplomats Can’t Settle On a Solution
By Niniek Karmini and Jim Gomez
Nearly two-and-a-half years into the crisis caused by the military takeover, ASEAN remains more divided than ever.
The Problems With Bilahari Kausikan’s ‘ASEAN Realism’
By David Hutt
The outspoken former Singaporean diplomat's latest dispatch flies very wide off the mark.
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