Can Asean Lead The East Asia Summit?
March 14, 2006
Rizal Sukma
In December 2005, leaders of 16 countriesthe ASEAN-10, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and India started a new initiative called the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Following in the footsteps of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), ASEAN once again manag