A New Direction
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
SINCE it was founded by five member-countries 36 years ago in Bangkok, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been criticized for its lack of vibrancyvery unlike the European Union, which remains the benchmark against by which all other regional associations are measured.
There is a lack of political will and, not surprisingly, achievements have been minimal, limited to regular exchanges of visits at the government and private lev
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