Zha Daojiong articulates the key principles of China’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) and what it means for ASEAN.
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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.
Can ASEAN Mitigate Fake News in Southeast Asia?
Melinda Martinus proposes the threats of fake news to be mainstreamed into ASEAN regional security concerns.
State of Southeast Asia Survey 2023: It Takes Three to Tango
If ASEAN can’t tango with China or the U.S., who else? Pragmatic as always, ASEAN’s favourite choices for hedging partners remain the EU and Japan but attention appears to have also fallen on India as its third choice this year.