ASEAN leaders struggle for answers to Myanmar crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

ASEAN leaders struggle for answers to Myanmar crisis

New Indian Express  

The Myanmar crisis dominated the first day of a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional bloc in Phnom Penh that US President Joe Biden will join on Saturday. Earlier this month Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan warned that the Myanmar military had "a very high tolerance for pain, very high tolerance for isolation" and the crisis could take decades to resolve. READ | Myanmar spiralling 'from bad to worse, to horrific', says rights expert US pressure Western powers have heaped sanctions on the junta and the United States has urged ASEAN to take a "forceful" stance to squeeze the junta to reduce the violence, which escalated in recent weeks with deadly military air strikes on civilian targets including schools and concerts. Junta defiance ASEAN foreign ministers held emergency talks on Myanmar last month and said afterwards they were "even more determined" to find a solution. Myanmar state media have slammed ASEAN's involvement, accusing the bloc of being a "lapdog for the US" while the junta warned against imposing a timeline on the peace process, saying it could lead to "negative implications".

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Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes
2 months, 1 week ago

Southeast Asian foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea disputes

The Hindu  

Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc's new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Officials said it aims to chart the bloc’s direction for the year as it tries to resolve Myanmar's deadly four-year crisis and tensions over China’s …

ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not election
2 months, 1 week ago

ASEAN tells Myanmar military rulers peace should be priority, not election

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021 when its military overthrew the elected civilian government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end hostilities immediately. Our priority is to …

Myanmar: Junta is on the back foot, but no endgame in sight yet
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar: Junta is on the back foot, but no endgame in sight yet

Firstpost  

The military junta holds less than 50 percent of Myanmarese territory, but as long as it holds on to the majority of airfields and sea ports and controls the Bamar heartland, an endgame does not flicker on the horizon I am writing this article from close to the Myanmar-Thailand border with the help of elements from the resistance. Hlaing has …

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request
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4 months ago

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request

Hindustan Times  

* Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request ICC seeks arrest warrant for crimes against humanity * Min Aung Hlaing faces sanctions from EU and US * Anti-junta forces gain ground with ethnic armies' support By Shoon Naing, Devjyot Ghoshal Nov 27 - Just days after the United Nations accused his military of brutally driving what …

Southeast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations
4 months, 1 week ago

Southeast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations

The Independent  

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India hosts Myanmar military junta officers, allied politicians for discussions
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India hosts Myanmar military junta officers, allied politicians for discussions

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India hosted a delegation representing Myanmar’s military junta and allied political forces this week for discussions on democracy and federalism as part of efforts to foster a solution to the neighbouring country’s security challenges, people familiar with the matter said. The people cited above said the anti-junta resistance forces were not part of a workshop hosted in New …

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in the southwestern city of Kunming Min Aung Hlaing and said that the military was ready for peace if armed groups would engage Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing meet in Kunming on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. On his first visit to China …

Nation ready to boost friendship with Myanmar
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nation ready to boost friendship with Myanmar

China Daily  

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing, who is in China for the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit, in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Nov 6, 2024. China supports Myanmar in advancing its political reconciliation and transition process, and is willing to steadily promote construction of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor under the framework of high-quality Belt …

Nation ready to boost friendship with Myanmar
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nation ready to boost friendship with Myanmar

China Daily  

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing, who is in China for the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit, in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Nov 6, 2024. China supports Myanmar in advancing its political reconciliation and transition process, and is willing to steadily promote construction of the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor under the framework of high-quality Belt …

Nation ready to boost friendship with Myanmar
Top News
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Nation ready to boost friendship with Myanmar

China Daily  

By Cao Desheng | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-07 07:32 Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing, who is in China for the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit, in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, Nov 6, 2024. China supports Myanmar in advancing its political reconciliation and transition process, and is willing to steadily promote construction of …

Myanmar military chief makes first visit to China as civil war rages in country
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar military chief makes first visit to China as civil war rages in country

The Independent  

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Myanmar's Military Chief to Attend China Summits as Conflict Escalates
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar's Military Chief to Attend China Summits as Conflict Escalates

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar's army chief is visiting China for three summits in Kunming, a country regarded as Naypyidaw's most important international ally. The visit comes as the country faces escalating conflict near its border with China, which is a major ally and arms supplier. The military government has suffered recent setbacks on the battlefield, and China is concerned about the stability of …

Myanmar's Military Chief to Visit China in a Show of Strength and Concern
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar's Military Chief to Visit China in a Show of Strength and Concern

Associated Press  

Myanmar's military leader will visit China this week for several regional meetings and state-level talks, amid concerns about instability in the region. The visit comes as Myanmar's army has suffered major battlefield defeats in recent months, and China is concerned about the impact on its strategic and economic interests in the country.

Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China

The Independent  

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ASEAN's Pragmatic Approach to Myanmar: A Collective Effort Towards Peace
4 months, 4 weeks ago

ASEAN's Pragmatic Approach to Myanmar: A Collective Effort Towards Peace

The Hindu  

The 44th ASEAN Summit highlighted the mounting concerns about Myanmar's worsening crisis. Despite multiple efforts, including ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus, there has been little progress towards stability. The situation in Myanmar is characterized by a brutal civil war, humanitarian crisis, and the erosion of ASEAN's credibility as a regional bloc committed to peace and stability.

Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos in a summit set to tackle crisis in Myanmar and disputed sea
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos in a summit set to tackle crisis in Myanmar and disputed sea

The Independent  

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China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China’s top diplomat on Wednesday visited Myanmar and met with the leader of its military government as growing instability from the neighboring country’s civil war causes concern in Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit came after Myanmar’s army has suffered unprecedented battlefield defeats from powerful ethnic militias, especially in the northeast along the border with China. The visit …

China's foreign minister meets with Myanmar's military boss as civil war strains their relations
7 months, 2 weeks ago

China's foreign minister meets with Myanmar's military boss as civil war strains their relations

The Independent  

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Grappling with maritime disputes and Myanmar crisis, ASEAN top diplomat meetings joined by US, China
8 months ago

Grappling with maritime disputes and Myanmar crisis, ASEAN top diplomat meetings joined by US, China

The Independent  

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Letter From the Editors
1 year ago

Letter From the Editors

The Diplomat  

Welcome to the March 2024 issue of The Diplomat Magazine. Three years after the coup, and over four months after a major ethnic armed organization military operation began, Myanmar under Min Aung Hlaing seems locked into perpetual conflict. As Thomas Kean, a journalist and researcher who has worked on Myanmar since 2008, writes in this month’s cover story, Min Aung …

ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup
1 year, 1 month ago

ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup

Al Jazeera  

Laos, which is chairing the group this year, stresses need for engagement as thousands killed in three years of violence. Southeast Asian foreign ministers have called for a “Myanmar-owned and led solution” to the crisis in Myanmar that began when the military seized power in a coup three years ago, and has left thousands dead. Kittikhoun travelled to Myanmar earlier …

With generals barred, Myanmar junta sends bureaucrat to ASEAN meeting
1 year, 2 months ago

With generals barred, Myanmar junta sends bureaucrat to ASEAN meeting

Hindustan Times  

Military-ruled Myanmar sent a bureaucrat to Monday's meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Laos, Indonesia's top diplomat said, adding the move was in line with ASEAN's policy on the conflict-torn country's attendance. ASEAN has a policy of inviting Myanmar to send what it calls a "non-political" representative instead, but the junta has in the past two years declined, furious …

A veteran diplomat from Laos, the new ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, embarks on inaugural mission
1 year, 2 months ago

A veteran diplomat from Laos, the new ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, embarks on inaugural mission

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ’ special envoy to Myanmar arrived Wednesday on his first mission to the strife-torn nation, meeting with the head of the ruling military council and other top officials, state television MRTV reported. Diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun faces the tough challenge of promoting the regional group’s peace plan …

Myanmar’s military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar’s military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government confirmed Monday that it has been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast. The alliance’s offensive sparked renewed fighting nationwide on the part of both the pro-democracy Peoples Defense Force and their allies among other …

ASEAN defence chiefs call for an end to fighting in Gaza; but struggle to address Myanmar violence
1 year, 4 months ago

ASEAN defence chiefs call for an end to fighting in Gaza; but struggle to address Myanmar violence

The Hindu  

Southeast Asian Defence Ministers called on November 16 for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar. The 10-nation ASEAN includes Myanmar, but its Defence Minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings due …

ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence
1 year, 4 months ago

ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian defense ministers called Wednesday for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar. The 10-nation ASEAN includes Myanmar, but its defense minister was again barred from attending this week’s meetings …

How Myanmar's Junta is facing its biggest threat since 2021 coup
1 year, 4 months ago

How Myanmar's Junta is facing its biggest threat since 2021 coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta is facing its biggest threat since it took power. “It’s chaos – neither the military nor the alliance groups are in control of the town,” the resident told AFP by phone, requesting anonymity to protect their safety. On Friday, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in a speech to members of the State Administration Council, as the junta …

Senior Chinese official meets Myanmar leader for security talks as fighting rages in frontier area
1 year, 4 months ago

Senior Chinese official meets Myanmar leader for security talks as fighting rages in frontier area

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A high-ranking official from China has made a visit to military-ruled Myanmar to discuss security along the countries’ shared border, Myanmar state media reported Tuesday. The visit by Chinese State Council member and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong comes as fighting rages along Myanmar’s northeastern frontier, where an alliance of ethnic minority groups launched an offensive against …

Why Timor-Leste Decided to Take a Stand on Myanmar
1 year, 5 months ago

Why Timor-Leste Decided to Take a Stand on Myanmar

The Diplomat  

In August, Xanana Gusmao, the prime minister of Timor-Leste, the youngest nation in Southeast Asia, reaffirmed his country’s stance that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has to resolve the human rights crisis in Myanmar and that it would not accept the legitimacy of the country’s military regime. While this expulsion may hinder Timor-Leste’s accession to ASEAN this year, the …

Can a divided ASEAN solve the Myanmar crisis?
1 year, 5 months ago

Can a divided ASEAN solve the Myanmar crisis?

Hindustan Times  

The world is well aware of the ongoing political and socio-economic crisis in Myanmar as a result of military takeover in February 2021. Under Cambodian chairmanship, Myanmar military Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin was barred from attending 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and other forum meetings. At the ASEAN’s Foreign Ministers Meeting, held from 11–12 July 2023, a joint …

Indonesia warns against new conflicts as U.S., China, Russia attend ASEAN summit
1 year, 6 months ago

Indonesia warns against new conflicts as U.S., China, Russia attend ASEAN summit

The Hindu  

Indonesia warned leaders including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov against sharpening rivalries as they wrapped up an East Asia summit in Jakarta on Thursday. Ms. Harris spoke about "Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine", maritime challenges in the South and East China Seas and the growing threat of North Korean missile …

After summit joined by China, US and Russia, Indonesia’s leader warns of protracted conflicts
1 year, 6 months ago

After summit joined by China, US and Russia, Indonesia’s leader warns of protracted conflicts

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president issued a stark warning Thursday after wrapping up a summit of Southeast Asian countries that was joined by China, the United States and Russia, saying “we will be destroyed” unless conflicts are resolved. In an ASEAN leaders’ meeting with China, Japan and South Korea in Jakarta, Li underscored the need to oppose “a new Cold …

After summit joined by China, US and Russia, Indonesia's leader calls for resolving conflicts
1 year, 6 months ago

After summit joined by China, US and Russia, Indonesia's leader calls for resolving conflicts

The Independent  

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Myanmar won't be allowed to lead ASEAN in 2026, in blow to generals
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar won't be allowed to lead ASEAN in 2026, in blow to generals

The Hindu  

Southeast Asian leaders decided that Myanmar won’t take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026, Asian diplomats and a leader said on Tuesday, in the latest blow to efforts by its ruling generals to gain international recognition after violently seizing power in 2021. The Philippines agreed to take over the regional bloc’s chairmanship in 2026 …

Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian leaders decided Tuesday that Myanmar won’t take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026, in the latest blow to efforts by its ruling generals to gain international recognition after violently seizing power in 2021. An official ASEAN statement issued Tuesday night confirmed the decision to hand the chair to the …

Myanmar won't be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals
1 year, 6 months ago

Myanmar won't be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2026, in blow to generals

The Independent  

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Indonesia warns ASEAN on 'destructive' rivalry as Jakarta summit opens
1 year, 6 months ago

Indonesia warns ASEAN on 'destructive' rivalry as Jakarta summit opens

The Hindu  

Indonesia warned on September 5 against Southeast Asia's bloc getting dragged into big-power rivalry as leaders gathered for a summit seeking to dispel worry about rifts over peace efforts in Myanmar and to reaffirm the relevance of their disparate group. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, opening a summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, called on the group to …

Malaysia calls for ‘strong’ measures on Myanmar as ASEAN meets
1 year, 6 months ago

Malaysia calls for ‘strong’ measures on Myanmar as ASEAN meets

Al Jazeera  

The 10-member Southeast Asian grouping has been strained to the limit over the crisis caused by the 2021 military coup. Malaysia has called for “strong” measures against Myanmar’s generals, saying “obstacles” they created have blocked the implementation of a plan to restore peace more than two years since the military seized power in a coup. “Malaysia and other member countries …

Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an ASEAN summit without Biden
1 year, 6 months ago

Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an ASEAN summit without Biden

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Southeast Asian leaders led by Indonesian host President Joko Widodo are gathering in their final summit this year, besieged by divisive issues with no solutions in sight: Myanmar’s deadly civil strife, new flare-ups in the disputed South China Sea, and the longstanding United States-China rivalry. Mohammad Mahfud, Indonesia’s coordinating minister in charge of political, legal and security …

Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an ASEAN summit without Biden
1 year, 6 months ago

Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an ASEAN summit without Biden

The Independent  

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Indonesian president warns ASEAN 'can't be proxy' of any country
1 year, 8 months ago

Indonesian president warns ASEAN 'can't be proxy' of any country

The Hindu  

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday said ASEAN cannot become a proxy for other countries, as U.S.-China tensions rise over issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Foreign Ministers from the Southeast Asian bloc have gathered in Jakarta for talks about regional issues, from the disputed South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost in its entirety, to the crisis in Myanmar, where …

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can't settle on a solution
1 year, 8 months ago

Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can't settle on a solution

The Independent  

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Thailand to host meeting to ‘fully re-engage’ Myanmar’s generals
1 year, 9 months ago

Thailand to host meeting to ‘fully re-engage’ Myanmar’s generals

Al Jazeera  

Thailand is set to host talks aimed at re-engaging Myanmar’s shunned military leaders in an initiative critics said undermined regional unity on the strife-torn country’s deadlocked crisis. The Thai invitation to ASEAN foreign ministers, published on Twitter by Human Rights Watch, said the meeting would discuss a proposal for the regional bloc to “fully re-engage Myanmar at the leaders’ level”. …

Thailand’s caretaker government criticized for holding meeting to discuss military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 9 months ago

Thailand’s caretaker government criticized for holding meeting to discuss military-ruled Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Thailand on Monday will host a meeting of neighboring countries to discuss the violent political deadlock in Myanmar, an initiative that has been criticized for potentially undermining regional peace efforts and for being carried out by a caretaker government. A Malaysian government statement Sunday said its foreign minister, Zambry Abdul Kadir, would not be able to attend “due …

ASEAN leader: No progress in ending Myanmar’s deadly civil strife
1 year, 10 months ago

ASEAN leader: No progress in ending Myanmar’s deadly civil strife

Associated Press  

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Indonesian President Joko Widodo somberly acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders Thursday that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar and renewed a call for an end to the violence, including a recent airstrike a rights group called an “apparent war crime.” “I have to be honest,” Widodo told fellow leaders …

Under pressure, ASEAN says ‘deeply concerned’ at Myanmar violence
1 year, 10 months ago

Under pressure, ASEAN says ‘deeply concerned’ at Myanmar violence

Al Jazeera  

Regional bloc is leading diplomatic efforts to end the violence caused by the 2021 military coup but has made scant progress. “We were deeply concerned with ongoing violence in Myanmar and urged the immediate cessation of all forms of violence and the use of force to create a conducive environment for the safe and timely delivery of humanitarian assistance and …

Myanmar violence, sea feud are tough challenges for ASEAN
1 year, 10 months ago

Myanmar violence, sea feud are tough challenges for ASEAN

Associated Press  

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Alarm over Myanmar’s still-unfolding deadly civil strife, including an armed attack on an aid convoy, and China’s aggressive actions in the disputed South China Sea are expected to challenge Southeast Asian leaders’ commitments to non-interference and consensus decision-making as they meet in Indonesia this week. Human Rights Watch on Tuesday described the strike as an “apparent …

Myanmar aid convoy attack raises stakes for under-fire ASEAN
1 year, 10 months ago

Myanmar aid convoy attack raises stakes for under-fire ASEAN

Al Jazeera  

As leaders of the Southeast Asian bloc meet in Indonesia, the crisis triggered by the February 2021 military coup strikes close to home. “ASEAN should and must engage with different stakeholders, not just with the military junta.” Myanmar was admitted to ASEAN under a previous military government, but top military-appointed ministers were excluded from ASEAN meetings shortly after the coup, …

China’s foreign minister touts ‘friendship’ on Myanmar visit
1 year, 10 months ago

China’s foreign minister touts ‘friendship’ on Myanmar visit

Al Jazeera  

Qin Gang is the highest-ranking Chinese official to meet Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing since his power grab two years ago. Qin Gang’s meeting with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Tuesday makes the diplomat the highest-ranking Chinese official to meet Myanmar’s coup leader since he snatched power from the elected government in February 2021. “China advocates that the …

Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship: Promoting ASEAN Relevance in 2023?
2 years, 1 month ago

Indonesia’s ASEAN Chairmanship: Promoting ASEAN Relevance in 2023?

The Diplomat  

As always, the new year has heralded a new chairmanship for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo attended a symbolic handover of the ASEAN presidency in November at the closing ceremony of the 40th and 41st ASEAN summits in Phnom Penh. He takes the chair from Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who led ASEAN under …

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