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ASEAN Unity

December 29, 2022
ASEAN-EU Trade Deal is Still a Distant Dream
By Luke Hunt
Historic summit not helped by ASEAN disunity and its peculiarities.

June 22, 2021
There is No ASEAN Consensus on Myanmar
By Oren Samet
Two months on from ASEAN’s high-profile summit, the organization appears more divided than ever.

August 15, 2020
ASEAN’s Challenges and the Way Forward
By Kimkong Heng
As the grouping turns 53, it faces old and new challenges, both internal and external.

June 29, 2019
Saving the China-ASEAN South China Sea Code of Conduct
By Nguyen Minh Quang
So far, COC talks are marked by little progress and continuing differences. Vietnam has a chance to change that.

June 20, 2019
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.

August 01, 2017
The Next 50 Years of ASEAN
By Aries A. Arugay
Overcoming irrelevance and polarization are ASEAN’s biggest challenges as it heads into the future.

December 23, 2016
The ASEAN Crisis, Part 3: What Should ASEAN Do About the South China Sea Dispute?
By Linh Tong and Linh Tong
Three ways ASEAN can improve its ability to mediate in the South China Sea disputes.

December 22, 2016
The ASEAN Crisis, Part 2: Why Can’t ASEAN Agree on the South China Sea?
By Linh Tong and Linh Tong
How internal and external factors hamstring ASEAN when it comes to the South China Sea.

December 21, 2016
The ASEAN Crisis, Part 1: Why the South China Sea Is a Critical Test
By Linh Tong and Linh Tong
The South China Sea dispute is a threat to the unity of ASEAN as a regional organization.

August 03, 2016
Is ASEAN Unity in Danger From the South China Sea?
By Sukmawani Bela Pertiwi
Seeking to address the South China Sea issue at the ASEAN-level is counterproductive right now.

July 30, 2016
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.

July 28, 2016
ASEAN and the Logic of Collective Action
By Walter C. Clemens, Jr.
To defend their interests against China, ASEAN members will have to overcome the temptation to free ride.
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