Is ASEAN Falling Short, or Are We Expecting Too Much?

Is ASEAN Falling Short, or Are We Expecting Too Much?

Due to its cultural and political diversity, Southeast Asia lacks the ideational substructure on which to build an organization akin to the European Union.

South Korea, ASEAN set to hold inaugural joint think tank dialogue on economic, trade policies

South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were set to hold their first joint think tank dialogue on economic and trade policies Wednesday, Seoul's industry ministry said. The inaugural ASEAN-ROK Think-tank Dialogue on Economic and Trade Policy (AKTD) will be held on South Korea's southern Jeju Island, with the attendance of some 100 officials from major Korean and ASEAN think tanks, according to the Ministry of Trade, In…

Why South Korea’s new ASEAN initiative may not survive the presidential election

South Korea launched the ASEAN-Korea Think Tank Dialogue (AKTD) on Wednesday as part of a broader effort to institutionalize long-term policy cooperation with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states.  However, the initiative faces immediate risks of political irrelevance following the snap presidential election on June 3, with a victory by frontrunner Lee Jae-myung […] The post Why South Korea’s new ASEAN initiative may not …