The challenges facing ASEAN could be classified into six broad categories: (1) the shifting balance of power in the Asia Pacific; (2) the persistence of intra-ASEAN territorial conflicts; (3) the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, (4) the programs of military modernizations undertaken by ASEAN states and the resulting prospects for an ...

2025年3月14日 · At the EIC in Bangkok, ASEAN leaders were openly willing to get movement from Myanmar by hinting at external actors playing an active role in conflict resolution. This threat was followed through with China pressuring Thailand regarding scam centres. But in Langkawi, ASEAN leaders reverted to their historical position on ASEAN centrality.

2023年9月18日 · The Association of Southeast Asian Nations tirelessly proclaims its centrality to the region, but its inability to develop a coherent response to Chinese aggression or the crisis in Myanmar has effectively killed that claim. ASEAN members will inevitably continue to seek out alternative paths.

KUALA LUMPUR: The defence ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) need to maintain the bloc’s centrality in navigating regional security threats, particularly in the...

2017年3月17日 · Individual ASEAN nations' focus on domestic challenges could take away ASEAN's collective efforts in regional growth. Myanmar's Rohingya crisis , Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal and religious strife in Indonesia due to Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's trial are just some of the political issues that could upset stability in the region.

2024年9月3日 · One of the most prominent security challenges in Southeast Asia is the ongoing territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Several ASEAN members including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and...

2024年7月16日 · To better mitigate increasing cyber risks, the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is improving the region’s cybersecurity capabilities, cyber capacity-building, and cybercrime information-sharing efforts through a series of cyber initiatives.

2022年6月11日 · The article argues that despite seemingly intractable problems like the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar, the threats posed by a belligerent China on the South China Sea issue, the heightened rivalry between the US and China, and a number of non-traditional security threats, the ASEAN way of informality and normative practices continue to ...

2 天之前 · The G-7 can emphasize common touchpoints, as it did with its mention of ASEAN in a recent maritime security declaration across areas like maritime supply chain resilience, energy and food security.

2025年3月24日 · Asean can also work harder with its external partners to conclude more ... not just as a partner, as a friendly country, but something which could pose a challenge, maybe even a threat, to them