Navigating Sovereignty, Security and Humanity: The ASEAN Way and the Rohingya Crisis

Navigating Sovereignty, Security and Humanity: The ASEAN Way and the Rohingya Crisis

Established on August 8, 1967, ASEAN is a regional organization of Southeast Asian countries, consisting of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, and Brunei. ASEAN emerged as a form of regional cooperation towards the ever-changing political and economic landscape of the Indo-Pacific. ASEAN emerged with principles of “security,” defining it comprehensively to […] The post Navigating Sovereignty, Secu…

UN’s concern over the Rohingya crisis is growing

Dr. Azeem Ibrahim February 12, 2025 Last Friday’s meeting between UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Dr. Khalilur Rahman, the high representative for the Rohingya to the chief adviser of Bangladesh, was an extraordinary diplomatic event that underscored the UN’s heightened alarm over the deteriorating Rohingya crisis. Normally, a UN secretary-general would only meet with a…