Posts Tagged ‘ASEAN’
Indonesia is in danger – the country risks to pay the price of bipartisanship
Indonesia is a force to be reconned with in the Asia-Pacific region. Ninth on the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index only behind the major superpowers and their immediate allies,[1] Indonesia’s geopolitical significance cannot be overstated. Since the outbreak of conflict in Ukraine, Indonesia has led ASEAN’s neutrality. However, being a middle power and non-aligned is…
Read MoreSingapore Defense Minister warn United States that they are losing geopolitical war in Indo-Pacific
Singapore’s Defense Minister, Dr Ng Eng Hen openly warn USA that they are failing geopolitically in the region (South East Asia) despite doing a lot on the military front with the formation of the Quad and AUKUS. But USA’s geopolitical strategy to focus exclusively on Taiwan issue is going to backfire on them as the…
Read More[ Reuters ] Singapore PM backs continued exclusion of Myanmar junta from ASEAN meetings
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a video call on Friday urged the regional group’s new chair, Cambodia, to engage all sides in Myanmar’s conflict, Singapore’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. Lee told his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen that ASEAN should continue inviting a non-political representative from Myanmar to its meetings and any decision to…
Read More[ The Jakarta Post ] Myanmar junta blames ‘foreign intervention’ for ASEAN summit exclusion
Source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2021/10/17/myanmar-junta-blames-foreign-intervention-for-asean-summit-exclusion.html A spokesman for Myanmar’s military government blamed “foreign intervention” for the rare exclusion of its junta leader from a regional leaders’ summit later this month. Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun told the BBC Burmese news service that the United States and representatives of the European Union had pressured other leaders of the 10-member…
Read MoreThe lack of leadership in the UN exposed by the Myanmar crisis
As the monsoon season hits Myanmar, floods turning the plight of the Burmese facing the double threat of both persecution by the military-rules regime and COVID-19 virus into a hellish triple threat. Despite the obvious problem with the military overthrowing the election results, and mandating a one year postponement of a re-election (which there is…
Read More[ BusinessWorld ] The European Union and ASEAN are natural partners and have a common agenda
“The EU launched in April 2021 an Indo-Pacific strategy, with one key message: we want to step up our engagement and work with our partners to boost trade and investment, economic openness, and a sustainable approach to connectivity in the region. Besides being an economic powerhouse, the EU is also ready to be a political…
Read More[ SCMP ] Why Asean is wary about stronger ties with China
According to the Chinese foreign ministry, Wang told Asean that Beijing was keen to “explore the possibility of elevating relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership as a new benchmark of China-Asean cooperation”. But the phrase “comprehensive strategic partnership”, which signifies a higher priority in Beijing’s foreign affairs, did not appear in a lengthy joint statement…
Read MoreMalaysia tipping the power balance away from China in South East Asia
One of the most immediate impact of Malaysia’s General Election on the geopolitics on the world stage, is the tipping the balance of power away from China, in South East Asia. In recent years, China had been banking on Cambodia, Laos, and to a smaller extend Malaysia, to break up the unity within ASEAN (Association…
Read MoreMost of the world unites against USA’s Jerusalem embassy move
The world unites and railed against US President Trump’s move of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. As mentioned in the previous article (here), USA had issued threats to all the countries that are receiving foreign aids from the USA to not vote against United States. While the 128 favour vs 9 against sounds…
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