Tuesday, 1 March 2016

What is ASEAN’s strategic value? (Paul Dibb, ANU)

US President Barack Obama waves along with ASEAN Leaders as they pose for a group photo on the second day of the US–ASEAN Summit at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, USA, 16 February 2016. (Photo: AAP).

Since ASEAN’s creation in 1967, it has contributed enormously to regional stability and prosperity. It consists of 10 countries whose populations total over 600 million people. And its economy ranks collectively as the third largest economy in Asia and the seventh largest in the world.

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/03/01/what-is-aseans-strategic-value/

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