Julia Tijaja highlights several initiatives and Indonesia’s role in re-energising the ASEAN Economic Community.
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Does Food Protection Equal Food Security? Lessons from ASEAN’s Experience with Rice
Drawing on personal experience as an advisor in Asia, C. Peter Timmer, a leading authority on agricultural development, highlights the role of ASEAN in ensuring food security.
Sustainable Transformation in ASEAN
ASEANFocus Issue 1/2023 is now available for download.
ASEAN’s Engagement in the Indo-Pacific
ASEANFocus invites experts to assess ASEAN’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific and how the region can advance its role in shaping the regional architecture amid the shift in the geopolitical landscape.
Promoting Global Digital Supply Chains in ASEAN
Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy and Pham Thi Phuong Thao discuss key challenges facing ASEAN in promoting digital supply chains amid the shift of multinational corporations’ (MNCs) operations to the region.
What Does Marcos 2.0 Mean for ASEAN?
Julio Amador III explains how the new Marcos Jr. Administration can play a more proactive role in the regional bloc.
The Chinese Offer of a Global Security Initiative: Anything New?
Zha Daojiong articulates the key principles of China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) and what it means for ASEAN.
ASEAN’s Next Generation of Leaders in a Newly Competitive World
Chong Ja Ian calls attention to the need for new ASEAN leaders to adapt to a changing global order.
Is ASEAN’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Becoming A Farce?
Joanne Lin explains what a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership status means and how it should be leveraged to achieve ASEAN’s strategic interests.
ASEAN @55: Adapting to Global Disruptions
This year ASEAN celebrates its 55th founding anniversary. ASEANFocus is privileged to feature ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi’s perspectives on various global challenges and what ASEAN has done to adapt to new realities.