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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…

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 [...]