Asean’s spirit of communal understanding and appreciation remains low, as compared to established systems, like the European Union. The lack of a new drive to enhance intra-regional connectivity, people-to-people appreciation, and an openness in economic and business efforts, have hampered the true capitalisation of regional strengths, writes Asean expert, Collins Chong Yew Keat.
Author: Collins Chong Yew Keat
Asean must change or face inevitable irrelevance
Asean leaders must be fully committed and open to admitting the mistakes of the past, and to chart their own legacy to enact credible changes that will ensure the region’s future, writes Universiti Malaya’s foreign affairs and strategy analyst, Collins Chong Yew Keat.