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Laos ASEAN chairmanship 2024
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.
Laos Faces a Delicate Balancing Act as ASEAN Leader
By Ratih Indraswari
How Vientiane approaches its obligations to ASEAN and its debt to China will be a key to the bloc’s fortunes in 2024.
Myanmar, South China Sea Conflicts Top Agenda as ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet
By David Rising
The foreign minister of Laos, this year’s ASEAN chair, expressed cautious optimism about the potential for progress in 2024.
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.
ASEAN Chair Laos Appoints Special Envoy on Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
The appointment of the veteran diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun is unlikely to do much to arrest the momentum of the country's conflict.
Laos’ Economic Woes Will Continue In 2024
By David Hutt
Given their connection to structural features of communist rule, there will be no quick respite from the economic woes.
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