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The 18th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) closed its doors on 24 July and the overall positive results seem to have satisfied the 27 delegations (the ten ASEAN members and the 17 dialogue partners such as Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, US, the EU, Russia and India) who met in Bali. Nevertheless, despite the fact that [...]

On May 8 of this year, the 18th ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) summit ended with an agreement on three joint statements: making the ASEAN Community a Global Community of Nations, establishing the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, and enhancing cooperation against trafficking in persons in Southeast Asia. It also established a few new goals:

The question remains open, casting a shadow over the future of millions of people in South East Asia. Yet there seems to be nothing the main political forum of the region can do about it. When the leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather for a summit in Jakarta, the very controversial issue of a giant dam planned on the Mekong river, high up…

Scontri a fuoco, morti, feriti, migliaia di persone obbligate ad abbandonare le proprie case e in fuga senza una meta, in cerca solo di un rifugio. Quello che potrebbe sembrare l’incipit per raccontare le quotidiane vicende che avvengono dall’altra parte del Mediterraneo, in realtà sintetizza quanto si ripete da quasi tre anni lungo i confini [...]

Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have been rekindled after the publication of a report released by Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), according to which the Thai Army used cluster munitions on Cambodian territory during the February 2011 conflict along the border near Preah Vihear temple. The report states that …

Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Reveal ASEAN’s Limitations Roberto Tofani – World Politics Review A deadly clash between Thai and Cambodian troops along the border near the Preah Vihear temple has renewed long-running tension between the two Southeast Asian neighbors. The fresh conflict poses a serious threat to bilateral relations and could be exploited, especially in Thailand, in [...]

”Verso una comunità Asean: da una visione all’azione”. Sulla scia di questo slogan si sono aperti quest’oggi nella capitale vietnamita di Hanoi i lavori del 16esimo summit ASEAN (Associazione delle Nazioni del Sudest asiatico). Un vertice in cui i temi principali sembrano passare in secondo piano rispetto alla situazione politica thailandese. Dal 12 marzo scorso, [...]

“Migliorare la connettività e trasferire potere ai popoli”. Su questo tema si sono aperti i colloqui ministeriali preparatori presso le località balneari thailandesi di Hua-Hin e Cha-am, 230 chilometri a sud di Bangkok, che precedono i lavori del 15esimo Summit dei dieci paesi dell’Associazione delle Nazioni del Sudest Asiatico (Asean), che si tiene oggi. A [...]